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Cozenage

The art or practice of cozening; artifice; fraud.

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Cheat 76% connected

An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

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Fraud 76% connected

Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injure…

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Rig 76% connected

A ridge.

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Swindle 76% connected

To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property.

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Mulct 74% connected

A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mulct 74% connected

A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.

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Bail noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bail bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Charge noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Complaint noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Condemnation noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Crime noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offence noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offense noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Insanity plea noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Judgment of conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Law-breaking noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Partial verdict noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

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Plea bargain noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea bargaining noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea of insanity noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Principal noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

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Betray verb · 78% connection

To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an of…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: practice, cozening, artifice, fraud.
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Bite verb · 78% connection

A cheat; a trick; a fraud.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: practice, cozening, artifice, fraud.
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Blackmail verb · 78% connection

To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.; as, to black…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: practice, cozening, artifice, fraud.
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Bob noun · 78% connection

To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: practice, cozening, artifice, fraud.
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Bona fide unknown · 78% connection

In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fi…

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Bubble noun · 78% connection

Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: practice, cozening, artifice, fraud.
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Chicanery noun · 78% connection

Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: practice, cozening, artifice, fraud.
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Circumvention noun · 78% connection

The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: practice, cozening, artifice, fraud.
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Colluder noun · 78% connection

One who conspires in a fraud.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: practice, cozening, artifice, fraud.
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Collusion noun · 78% connection

A secret agreement and cooperation for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose; a playing into each other's hands; deceit; fraud; cunning.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: practice, cozening, artifice, fraud.
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Covin noun · 78% connection

Deceit; fraud; artifice.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: practice, cozening, artifice, fraud.
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Craft verb · 78% connection

To play tricks; to practice artifice.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: practice, cozening, artifice, fraud.
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Culpa noun · 78% connection

Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect…

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Deceit noun · 78% connection

An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him…

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