mid-14c., "criminal deception" (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin); from Old French fraude "deception, fraud" (13c.), from Latin fraudem (nominative fraus) "a cheating, deceit," of persons "a cheater, deceiver." Not in Watkins; perhaps ultimately from PIE *dhreugh- "to deceive" (cognates: Sanskrit dhruti- "deception; error"). Meaning "a fraudulent production, something intended to deceive" is from 1650s. The meaning "impostor, deceiver, pretender; humbug" is attested from 1850. Pious fraud (1560s) is properly "deception practiced for the sake of what is deemed a good purpose;" colloquially used as "person who talks piously but is not pious at heart."
例文
1. Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.
反詐欺グループの警察官たちは電話に盗聴器を取り付け、いつでも突撃する準備をしている。
2.Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police.
彼女の助手は窃盗と詐欺の罪で警察に告発された。
3.No one article can ever do justice to the topic of fraud .
詐欺という話題を適切に語る記事はありません。
4.There was even talk that charges of fraud would be brought.
詐欺罪で起訴されるという噂もある。
5.He 's probably going to finish up in jail for business fraud .