fraud
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fraud /frɔːd $ frɒːd/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]SCCB the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods 欺诈，诈骗tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud He’s been charged with tax fraud. 他被控骗税。 electoral fraud 选举欺诈 She was found guilty of fraud. 她被判犯有诈骗罪。► see thesaurus at crime2 [countable]CHEAT someone or something that is not what they claim to be 骗子；骗局 I felt like a fraud. 我感觉像个骗子。 The police exposed the letter as a fraud. 警方揭露那封信是骗局。
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fraud• It was weeks before they realized that the young man who had charmed them all was a fraud.• Landale is calling for more laws to protect consumers against fraud.• Big losses due to theft and fraud forced the company to close.• In each case the owner of the goods was induced by fraud to part with them to the rogue.• He would ultimately get indicted for fraud as a result.• The market and the opportunities for fraud keep growing.• The vote fraud charges had aroused people.• Clearly, however, that does not mean that the City is riddled with fraud or that the regulatory system has failed.tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud• Read in studio A firm has come up with a new high-tech way to beat credit card fraud.• Meanwhile credit card fraud rose by 40 %.• Half were victims of credit card fraud while 41 percent were targets for shoplifters.From Longman Business Dictionaryfraudfraud /frɔːdfrɒːd/ noun [countable, uncountable] LAWa method of illegally getting money from a person or organization, often using clever and complicated methodsShould audits be expected to detect every fraud?He had a criminal conviction for credit card fraud.Hood was convicted of tax fraud and sent to prison.Origin fraud (1300-1400) Old French fraude, from Latin fraus “deceiving”fraud nounChinese
people in Corpus Business the crime of deceiving
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fraud /frɔːd $ frɒːd/
noun
tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud
He’s been charged with tax fraud.
electoral fraud
She was found guilty of fraud.
2. [countable] someone or something that is not what it is claimed to be:
I felt like a fraud.
The police exposed the letter as a fraud.
■ crimes of stealing
▪robbery noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of stealing from a bank, shop etc: £100,000 was stolen in the robbery. | The gang carried out a string of daring robberies.
▪burglary noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of breaking into someone’s home in order to steal things: There have been several burglaries in our area.
▪theft noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of stealing something: Car theft is a big problem. | thefts of credit cards
▪shoplifting noun [uncountable] the crime of taking things from shops without paying for them: They get money for drugs from shoplifting.
▪fraud noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of getting money from people by tricking them: He’s been charged with tax fraud. | credit card fraud
▪larceny noun [uncountable] especially American English law the crime of stealing something: He was found guilty of larceny.
▪phishing noun [uncountable] the activity of tricking people into giving their personal details, bank numbers etc on the Internet, in order to steal money from them: One in four computer users reports that they have been hit by phishing attempts.
fraud /frɔːd $ frɒːd/
noun Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: fraude, from Latin fraus 'deceiving'
1. [uncountable and countable] the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goodsLanguage: Old French
Origin: fraude, from Latin fraus 'deceiving'
tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud
2. [countable] someone or something that is not what it is claimed to be:
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Committing a crime 犯罪
commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪 be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖 engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为 steal sb's wallet/purse/( mobile phone/BrE ( cell phoneNAmE 偷某人的钱包／手机 rob a bank/a person/a tourist抢劫银行／他人／游客 break into/ ( BrE burgle/ ( NAmE burglarize a house/a home/an apartment入室盗窃 hijack a plane/ship/bus劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车 smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民 launder drug money (through sth)（通过…）洗毒资 forge documents/certificates/passports伪造文件／证件／护照 take/accept/pay sb/offer (sb) a bribe索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿 run a phishing/an email/an Internet scam进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗
Fighting crime 打击犯罪
combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒 prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版 deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者 reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime/( antisocial behaviourespecially
BrE 减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为 foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋 help/support/protect the victims of crime帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者
Investigating crime 调查犯罪活动
report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/( an incident to the policeespecially
BrE 向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件 witness the crime/attack/murder/incident目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件 investigate a murder/( a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incidentespecially
NAmE 调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件 conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…)/( a police/murder inquiryespecially
BrE 进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查 investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件 examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹 collect/gather forensic evidence收集法医证据 uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器 describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者 question/interrogate a suspect/witness询问嫌疑人／目击证人 solve/crack the case破案