An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a cheater.

To deceive and defraud; to impose upon; to trick; to swindle.

To practice fraud or trickery; as, to cheat at cards.

the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

a deception for profit to yourself

deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit

engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"

a deceitful practice, of a public nature, in defrauding another of a known r CHECK , contracts

a deceitful practice, of a public nature, in defrauding another of a known right, by some artful device, contrary to the plain rules of common honesty