fraudulence
6 synonyms for fraudulence, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Behaviour that is dishonest and meant to deceive.
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Etymology
Came into English from Old French fraudulence, which developed from Latin fraudulentia ("deceitfulness, disposition to defraud; fraudulence"), itself from fraudulentus ("deceitful, fraudulent") plus -ia (a suffix forming abstract nouns). Fraudulentus in turn comes from fraus ("deceit, fraud") (from Proto-Indo-European...
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