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Plural for a fraudulent scheme or action

Plural for the characteristic of being devious or underhanded

Plural for the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force

Plural for a profession or occupation

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

To prearrange the outcome of an event, typically for one's own benefit

To dishonestly take something for one's own use

To fail to fulfill an obligation or payment

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Noun

Plural for a fraudulent scheme or action

confidence tricks

confidence games

misrepresentation

monkey business

daylight robbery

sleight of hand

sanctimoniousness

white-collar crimes

false pretenses

pretentiousness

wild-goose chases

treacherousness

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“It was also part of a stock swindle involving hundreds of millions of dollars on the Montreal Stock Exchange.”

Noun

Plural for the characteristic of being devious or underhanded

unscrupulousness

underhandedness

monkey business

untrustworthiness

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

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Noun

Plural for the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force

Noun

Plural for a profession or occupation

specialities^UK

specialization^US

specialisations^UK

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Verb

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

takes for a ride

puts one over on

takes advantage of

pulls a fast one on

takes to the cleaners

pulls a fast one

sells a bill of goods

pulls a swifty on

leads up the garden path

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

outmaneuvers^US

outmanoeuvres^UK

does a number on

sells down the river

pulls one's leg

gives someone a bum steer

does the dirty on

sells a bill of goods to

leads down the garden path

makes a fool of

gets the better of

stabs in the back

takes to cleaners

charges too much

does someone in the eye

runs rings round

steals a march on

makes rings round

plays someone false

breaks faith with

treats unfairly

withholds rights from

leads up garden path

lives off the backs of

puts the screws to

sucks the life out of

plays games with

plays for a sucker

makes a sucker of

pulls someone's leg

plays a trick on

does someone dirty

pulls wool over

plays for a fool

steals someone blind

bleeds someone of something

propagandizes^US

gives the business

hits below the belt

bends the rules

stacks the cards

stretches the rules

pulls something funny

propagandises^UK

gives bum steer

breaks the rules

puts on the wrong track

puts up smoke screen

gives the wrong impression

puts on false front

sends on a wild goose chase

throws off the scent

gives wrong information to

twists around your little finger

goes one better than

takes unfair advantage of

dispossesses of

takes liberties with

swindles out of

puts someone up to something

plays fast and loose with

gives the runaround

sends on a wild-goose chase

slips something over on

sweeps off feet

makes somebody look an idiot

makes a monkey out of

makes a monkey of

lays a trap for

commits treason

uses for one's own ends

stretches the truth

commits perjury

bears false witness

lies under oath

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“Most egregious is their decision to blatantly swindle Bessie, by telling her that the first car they spot costs eight hundred dollars, which is the exact amount of money Bessie told them she had.”

Verb

To prearrange the outcome of an event, typically for one's own benefit

interferes with

arranges fraudulently

messes about with

cooks the books

makes alterations to

makes changes to

makes adjustments to

prearranges the result of

predetermines the result of

stacks the deck

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Verb

To dishonestly take something for one's own use

misappropriates

helps oneself to

makes away with

walks away with

takes for oneself

has sticky fingers

takes possession of

defrauds one of

holds for ransom

dispossesses of

gains possession of

takes illegally

puts hand in cookie jar

commits white-collar crime

has one's hand in the till

defrauds someone of

dips into the public purse

cooks the books

makes free with

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Verb

To fail to fulfill an obligation or payment

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