Frauds
[f'rɔ:dz]
Examples
- Their remoteness and unpunctuality, or their exorbitant charges and frauds, will be drawing forth bitter lamentations. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Bounties upon production, it has been said too, have been found by experience more liable to frauds than those upon exportation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Frauds are more easily practised, and occasion a greater loss in the most precious metal. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Both low wines and proof spirits are, to prevent frauds, now rated according to what they gauge in the wash. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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