[syn: fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fraudulence \Fraud"u*lence\ (?; 135), Fraudulency
\Fraud"u*len*cy\, n. [L. fraudulentia.]
The quality of being fraudulent; deliberate deceit;
trickishness. --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fraudulence
n 1: a fraudulent or duplicitous representation [syn:
fraudulence, duplicity]
2: the quality of being fraudulent [syn: fraudulence,
deceit]
3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended
to gain an advantage [syn: fraud, fraudulence, dupery,
hoax, humbug, put-on]