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fraudulently

/ˈfɹɔduɫəntɫi/ adv

In a fraudulent manner.

Word Origin Fraudulent is built from Latin fraus 'deceit' and the suffix -ulent 'full of' — so it's literally 'full of deceit.' The adverb fraudulently describes doing something deceitfully. The same root gives us defraud (to cheat someone out of something) and fraudulence.

adv In a fraudulent manner.

The contractor was accused of fraudulently inflating the project costs.

(副词) 欺诈地；欺骗地；诈骗地

承包商被指控欺诈性地虚报项目成本。

(adverbio) fraudulentamente; de forma fraudulenta; de manera fraudulenta [De manera fraudulenta.]

El contratista fue acusado de inflar fraudulentamente los costos del proyecto.

(adverbe) frauduleusement; de manière frauduleuse; par escroquerie; en truquant [De manière frauduleuse, dans l'intention de tromper pour en tirer un avantage.]

L'entrepreneur a été accusé d'avoir fraudulently gonflé les coûts du projet.

(Adverb) betrügerisch; arglistig [auf eine betrügerische, arglistige Weise; mit der Absicht, jemanden zu täuschen oder zu hintergehen]

Der Bauunternehmer wurde beschuldigt, die Projektkosten **fraudulently** in die Höhe getrieben zu haben.

(副詞) 不正に、詐欺的手段を用いて。

請負業者は工事費を不正につり上げたとして告発された。

(advérbio) fraudulentamente; de modo fraudulento; enganosamente [De modo fraudulento; de forma enganosa.]

O empreiteiro foi acusado de inflar fraudulentamente os custos do projeto.

Synonyms: deceitfully dishonestly deceptively falsely swindlingly trickily underhandedly crookedly Antonyms: honestly legitimately fairly legally
Word parts: fraud + ulent + ly

Common collocations

be verb have verb to prep of prep obtain verb in prep licence subst use verb loan subst own adj with prep

Related words

fraudulence defraud defrauder

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