fraud
/fɹɔːd/noun
Middle School
1
The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
2
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
3
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
4
A person who performs any such trick.
5
A trap or snare.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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