Defrauded
/dɪˈfrɔːdɪd/noun
Deprived of money, property, or rights through deception.
Did you know?In English legal usage, defraud developed into a precise term for intentionally depriving someone of property or rights through deceit, rather than simply making an innocent mistake.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
fraus, fraudis
“Deceit, trickery, or deliberate wrongdoing”
Medieval Latin
Latin
defraudare
“To cheat or deprive through deception”
12th–13th Century
Old French
defrauder
“To defraud, cheat, or deprive”
14th Century
Middle English
defrauden
“To cheat or deceive someone out of something”
16th Century
English
defraud
“To deprive a person of property or rights by deceit”
Modern English
English
defrauded
“Deprived through fraud; cheated by deception”
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