Both Uses of
fraudulent
in
Bleak House
- Not a cousin of the batch but is really indignant, and connects it with the feebleness of William Buffy when in office, and really does feel deprived of a stake in the country—or the pension list—or something—by fraud and wrong.†
Chpt 28-30
- The respectable companion instantly knocks him down with the ruled account-book; tells him in a literal, prosaic way that he sees no such thing; shows him it's nothing but fees, fraud, horsehair wigs, and black gowns.†
Chpt 37-39 *
Definition:
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(fraudulent) dishonesty -- usually for financial gain or ego