Fraud and Lying

Fraud

Fraud noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.

Usage example: charges that he had gained control of his elderly mother's estate by fraud

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Lying and fraud are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lying" instead a noun "Fraud".

Nearby Word: fraudster

Lying noun - The deliberate act of deviating from the truth.

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Fraud and lying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fraud" instead a noun "Lying".

fake	fake fraud	fake lying
blatant	blatant fraud	blatant lying
convincing	convincing fraud	convincing lying
actual	actual fraud	actual lying
Other adjectives: deliberate, outright, manipulative, sociopathic.

Rita, and especially Justice, think Zeko is a fraud and that he's lying to make a name for himself.

Source: Film / Vampire in Brooklyn
But he IS a fraud, since he got his job by lying about graduating from Harvard, and arranged for Harvard and the state bar to be hacked to forge credentials for him (which show him graduating Summa Cum Laude).

Source: Hoist By His Own Petard / Live-Action TV
List of Transgressions: When a fake motorcycle cop claims to be on his way to a costume party, Mark charges him with Impersonating an Officer, resisting arrest, fraud, reckless driving, and lying to the sheriff.

Source: Film / Raw Deal

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