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FRORD-y-uh-l-uh-nt/ˈfrɔːdjələnt/

Fraudulent means intended to deceive, usually for money, status, or unfair advantage: fraudulent claims, a fraudulent n. Dishonest is everyday and wider; fraud (already in the dictionary) is the noun; falsify (this batch) is the verb of altering a record. Rounding for a headline is still a misconduct file if the n is invented.

Meaning

Intended to deceive, usually for money, status, or an unfair advantage.

Examples

• “A fraudulent n in the abstract is a misconduct file, not a “rounding convention”.”
• “Dishonest is everyday. Criminal is stronger and legal. Fraud is already in this course. A convention is an agreed rule with a note. An invented count is not a convention. File the true n or file the case.”

Good to know

Dishonest and intended to deceive. Noun: fraud (already in the dictionary). Verb cousin: falsify (this batch). Invented n ≠ rounding.

Near in meaning

dishonest

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