Meanings
nounwire fraud (countable and uncountable, plural wire frauds)
plural wire frauds
- UScountableuncountablecriminal lawA felony of a particular class subject to a separate and additional federal penalty for any crime of fraud involving the use of technological communications methods such as wire, radio, or television.
The mail fraud statute and its counterpart, the wire fraud statute, historically have been powerful instruments for prosecutors.
1991, D. M. Maus, “License Procurement and the Federal Mail Fraud Statute”, in The University of Chicago Law Review, volume 58, number 3, page 1126
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 電匯欺詐 /电汇欺诈, 電匯詐騙 /电汇诈骗
- 電匯欺詐 /电汇欺诈 (diànhuì qīzhà)class of felony
- 電匯詐騙 /电汇诈骗 (diànhuì zhàpiàn)class of felony
Spanish fraude electrónico
- fraude electrónicoclass of felony
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APA
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MLA
“wire fraud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire%20fraud. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wire fraud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire%20fraud.
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