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nounsomething intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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nouna person who makes deceitful pretenses
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nounintentional deception resulting in injury to another person
Synonyms & Similar Words
crime fake cheat rig cheater hoax sham impostor swindle pseudo guile ringer imposter trickster deceiver trickery faker humbug slicker pretender wile shenanigan chicanery chicane barratry fraudulence goldbrick dupery put-on pseud role player shammer beguiler name dropper criminal offence law-breaking criminal offense mail fraud collateral fraud constructive fraud election fraud extrinsic fraud fraud in fact fraud in the factum fraud in the inducement identity theft intrinsic fraud legal fraud positive fraud