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fraud vs law-breaking

law-breaking vs fraud

fraud and law-breaking both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fraud Yes No No No
law-breaking Yes No No No
As nouns, law-breaking is a hypernym of fraud; that is, law-breaking is a word with a broader meaning than fraud:
  • fraud: intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
  • law-breaking: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Other hypernyms of fraud include crime, criminal offence, criminal offense.
fraud (noun) law-breaking (noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Difference between fraud and law-breaking

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