intrinsic fraud
noun
Simple meaning
Fraud that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ihntrinsihkfrawdSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪntˈɹɪnsɪkfˈɹɔd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud
Used this way, intrinsic fraud is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. This is a legal use: the wording is institutional and carries a defined meaning in law rather than a loose everyday one.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Law/legal
- Government/politics
- Academic writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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