- present participle of defraud.
defrauding
Example Sentences
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In March, a California jury found Musk liable for some of the investors’ losses, but absolved him of defrauding them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
After the pardon, Schwartz still had to return to Arkansas in late December to serve nine months in prison for defrauding the state’s Medicaid program.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
Cassidy was sentenced at Glasgow Sheriff Court of defrauding her aunt - who has since died - after being convicted in February.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Company founder Joanna Smith-Griffin faces charges of defrauding investors.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
A month later, all England was astounded by the news that Michael Bradshaw, the admired and universally respected, was wanted by the police on a charge of defrauding the Anglo-Kamtchatka Banking Company of �250,000.
From In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas by Boothby, Guy Newell