A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.
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Examples for "fraud "
Examples for "fraud "
1 Though not above vote fraud , he considered violence counterproductive; it disturbed unnecessarily.
2 Personal use of government - or company - equipment is considered fraud .
3 Ahead of the result, allegations of various forms of fraud have emerged.
4 None of the claims involve criminal or common law fraud , Davis said.
5 The company helps government agencies track down terrorists and uncover financial fraud .
1 However, Rantic itself could be a hoax , according to various media reports.
2 Particularly after a wave of hoax bomb threats against lycées last month.
3 Latest WhatsApp hoax message: Can it hack my phone in 10 seconds?
4 He has called the reports a hoax and casts doubt on them.
5 I don't think it's a hoax , I think there's probably a difference.
1 Of course some in Detroit have an answer to Lovins's visions: humbug .
2 Never let it be said I was bah humbug about Christmas traditions.
3 Nothing can hurt so much in the end as lies and humbug .
4 All this unification of nationalities is the great humbug of the century.
5 Let us say in passing, that the American does not like humbug .
1 Eventually he came to the conclusion that the Republic was mere dupery .
2 The whole displays a complete system of dupery , and the agents were graduated.
3 What if he is not an easy prey to dupery ?
4 Egoist agony wrung the outcry from him that dupery is a more blessed condition.
5 And between ourselves what dupery there is in science, how it narrows our horizon!
1 Those impulses sent him through childhood with a sense of fraudulence .
2 One of the fun things is the fraudulence -like I'm forging documents.
3 Byron seemed to detect an air of fraudulence early on.
4 There can be no room for fraudulence or dishonesty.
5 They struggle to conceal their own sense of fraudulence , and can smell it on others.
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement.
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