fraud

frode, truffa

Reato che consiste nell’ottenere denaro o beni di valore con bugie o inganni.

In inglese semplice: The crime of using lies or tricks to get money or valuable things.

• He was arrested for fraud.
• The bank discovered a large insurance fraud.
• Police are investigating several cases of credit card fraud.

Sinonimi: swindle, scam, deceit, grift

Espressioni comuni: commit fraud, insurance fraud, credit card fraud

frode, inganno

Azione di ingannare qualcuno di proposito per ottenere un vantaggio ingiusto.

In inglese semplice: An act of deliberately deceiving someone to gain an unfair advantage.

• The election was affected by fraud.
• Using false results to win the prize was a fraud.
• Investigators exposed widespread academic fraud at the college.

Sinonimi: deception, cheating

Espressioni comuni: electoral fraud, academic fraud, deliberate fraud