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жу́льничество — meaning in English

zhulnichestvo

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English meaning

  • con noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
  • fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
  • knavery noun The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.
  • racket noun A handled frame strung with cord, used to hit a ball or shuttlecock in sports like tennis or badminton.
  • scam noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.
  • sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
  • shenanigans noun Mischievous or high-spirited behaviour; playful goings-on.
  • skulduggery noun A devious device or trick.
  • swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.

Senses

жу́льничество is used for these senses in English:

  • con (informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
  • fraud Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
  • knavery An unprincipled action; deceit.
  • racket An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated.
  • scam A fraudulent deal.
  • sham Trickery, hoaxing.
  • shenanigans Deceitful tricks; trickery; games. [from mid 19th c.]
  • skulduggery (countable) A devious device or trick.

con — full definition

  1. noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
  2. verb To trick or cheat someone, typically for personal gain.
  3. noun A disadvantage of something, especially when weighed against its benefits.
  4. noun (informal) A convicted criminal.
  5. noun A large organized gathering for fans of a hobby or genre, such as comics or gaming.

fraud — full definition

  1. noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
  2. noun A person who pretends to be something they are not.

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