fraud vs chicane

chicane vs fraud

fraud and chicane both are nouns.

fraud is not a verb while chicane is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fraud	Yes	No	No	No
chicane	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, chicane is a hypernym of fraud; that is, chicane is a word with a broader meaning than fraud:

fraud: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
chicane: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Other hypernyms of fraud include chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile.

fraud (noun)	chicane (noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme	a bridge hand that is void of trumps
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

fraud (verb)	chicane (verb)
	raise trivial objections
	defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Difference between fraud and chicane

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