de·fraud 
/dɪˈfrɑ:d/ verb
de·frauds; de·fraud·ed; de·fraud·ing /dɪˈfrɑ:d/ verb : to trick or cheat someone or something in order to get money : to use fraud in order to get money from a person, an organization, etc. [+ obj] ▪ They were accused of trying to defraud the public. ▪ They conspired to defraud the government. [no obj] ▪ She was convicted of writing bad checks with intent to defraud.
