Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a fraudulent manner; by fraud.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a fraudulent manner.

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  • adverb In a fraudulent manner.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a dishonest and fraudulent manner

Etymologies

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fraudulent +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Wearing medals fraudulently is a criminal offence.

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  • Wearing medals fraudulently is a criminal offence.

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  • Obtain the vehicle fraudulently from a dealer or hire firm.

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  • An FBI agent testified this week that Shepherd helped a twice-convicted felon launder nearly $141,000 in fraudulently generated bond fees last year, keeping close to half the money as part of the arrangement.

    Archive 2007-10-01 2007

  • Some calls fraudulently allege a family member has been abducted.

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  • Some calls fraudulently allege a family member has been abducted.

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  • Some calls fraudulently allege a family member has been abducted.

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  • KUWAIT: The Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP) is currently preparing a list of the private sector companies and individuals who benefited fraudulently from the National Labor Support Act by receiving financial benefits for non-existent appointments.

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  • However, Plantard always denied any connection with them: when he resigned as Grand Master of the Priory of Sion in July 1984, his resignation letter cited as one of his reasons for stepping down “all the publications, press articles, books, and multigraphed documents deposited in the Bibliothèque Nationale that implicate me, reproduce the Priory of Sion’s texts, and use my name fraudulently.”

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

  • However, Plantard always denied any connection with them: when he resigned as Grand Master of the Priory of Sion in July 1984, his resignation letter cited as one of his reasons for stepping down “all the publications, press articles, books, and multigraphed documents deposited in the Bibliothèque Nationale that implicate me, reproduce the Priory of Sion’s texts, and use my name fraudulently.”

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

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