Defraud
verb (used with object)
1.
to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud:
Dishonest employees defrauded the firm of millions of dollars.
verb
1.
(transitive) to take away or withhold money, rights, property, etc, from (a person) by fraud; cheat; swindle
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