Etymology

fraudulent

frau·du·lent
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Today it means: Dishonest; based on fraud or deception. Full definition →

Middle English fraudulent ← Old French fraudulent ← Latin fraudulentus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfraudulentus
  2. Old French · derived fromfraudulent
  3. Middle English · inherited fromfraudulent
  4. English todayfraudulent

From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus (“fraud”).

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