- present participle of defraud.
defrauding
Example Sentences
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Exiled Chinese entrepreneur Guo Wengui, convicted of defrauding thousands of people of more than $1 billion, was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison by a federal court in New York, US media reported.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Prosecutors dropped the case weeks before it was set to go to trial, in exchange for Paxton taking legal ethics courses and paying restitution to the people he was accused of defrauding.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026
Charlie Javice has been seeking a pardon from Trump after defrauding JPMorgan.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
In March, Archer filed a lawsuit accusing Joby of defrauding the government by concealing close ties to China and misclassifying aircraft parts of Chinese origin.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Yet there are still means of defrauding the law.
From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Janet, Paul