All 3 Uses of
fraud
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- Pious fraud but quite right: otherwise they'd have one old booser worse than another coming along, cadging for a drink.†
Chpt 5 *fraud = someone who deceives others or something intended to deceive -- usually for financial gain or ego
- And his old fellow before him perpetrating frauds, old Methusalem Bloom, the robbing bagman, that poisoned himself with the prussic acid after he swamping the country with his baubles and his penny diamonds.†
Chpt 12
- Mendicancy: that of the fraudulent bankrupt with negligible assets paying 1s.†
Chpt 17fraudulent = dishonest
Definition:
someone who deceives or a deception -- usually for financial gain or ego
The exact meaning of fraud can depend upon its context. For example:
- "She is a fraud." -- a person who is dishonest about who they are
- "It is a fraud." -- something intended to deceive (e.g., lies to trick people)
- "I will not take part in this fraud." -- an act of intentional deception (e.g., an act of lying to trick people)