All 6 Uses of
fraud
in
True Believer, by Sparks
- He'd written extensively about the Cassini project, the faulty mirror on the lens of the Hubble spacecraft, and had been one of the first to publicly decry the Utah cold fusion experiment as a fraud.
Chpt 1fraud = something intended to deceive
- He'd exposed frauds, hoaxes, and forgeries.
Chpt 1 *frauds = intentional deceptions
- In each instance that Jeremy had investigated, including those that were well documented in the media, fraud had been the cause of the mysterious events.
Chpt 2fraud = intentional deception
- Fraud, honest mistakes, and coincidence were the most common explanations for events regarded as supernatural, and up to this point, every one of Jeremy's investigations into such events had fallen into one of these three categories.
Chpt 10
- But fraud also encompassed those who simply wanted to see how many people they could fool, not for money, but just to see if it was possible.
Chpt 10
- The lights struck Jeremy as neither fraud nor coincidence, and yet it wasn't an honest mistake, either.
Chpt 10
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)