defraud
verb
- to take something from by fraud
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɹɔːd/ / /dɪˈfɹɔd/ / /dɪˈfɹɑd/
verb
Etymology: From Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from de- + frauder.
- To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
“I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.”
- To deprive.
“Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.”
“She is sinned against, because she is defrauded of her rights ^((i.e. sexual satisfaction)).”