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Plural for a fraudulent scheme or action

Plural for indirection

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

victimization^US

practical jokes

monkey business

daylight robbery

sanctimoniousness

sleight of hand

courses of action

false pretenses

manoeuvrings^UK

maneuverings^US

pretentiousness

wild-goose chases

treacherousness

instrumentalities

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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 indirection

unscrupulousness

underhandedness

monkey business

untrustworthiness

sleight of hand

surreptitiousness

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Noun

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

misappropriation

breaking and entering

smash and grabs

copyright infringement

snatch and runs

armed robberies

five-finger discounts

monkey business

white-collar crimes

misapplications

counterfeitings

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Noun

Plural for a profession or occupation

specialities^UK

specialisations^UK

specialization^US

moral obligations

moral imperatives

accountableness

spheres of influence

long rows to hoe

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Verb

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

takes advantage of

takes for a ride

puts one over on

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

does a number on

outmanoeuvres^UK

sells down the river

pulls one's leg

does the dirty on

gives someone a bum steer

sells a bill of goods to

leads down the garden path

makes a fool of

stabs in the back

gets the better of

plays someone false

breaks faith with

charges too much

takes to cleaners

does someone in the eye

runs rings round

treats unfairly

steals a march on

withholds rights from

makes rings round

leads up garden path

lives off the backs of

does someone dirty

hits below the belt

bends the rules

stacks the cards

stretches the rules

pulls something funny

puts the screws to

sucks the life out of

plays for a sucker

makes a sucker of

pulls someone's leg

plays a trick on

goes one better than

plays a prank on

plays a joke on

plays a jest on

plays a practical joke on

pulls wool over

plays games with

plays for a fool

steals someone blind

bleeds someone of something

propagandizes^US

gives the business

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

worms one's way out of

beats around the bush

slips something over on

puts someone up to something

plays fast and loose with

gives the runaround

sends on a wild-goose chase

sweeps off feet

makes somebody look an idiot

makes a monkey out of

makes a monkey of

commits treason

takes liberties with

uses for one's own ends

lays a trap for

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“He swindled investors out of millions of pounds.”

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

infringes the copyright of

passes off as your own

takes illegally

puts hand in cookie jar

defrauds someone of

commits white-collar crime

has one's hand in the till

dips into the public purse

wreaks havoc on

moonlight requisitions

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Verb

To fail to fulfill an obligation or payment

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