anti-fraud

adjective

an·​ti-fraud ˌan-tē-ˈfrȯd How to pronounce anti-fraud (audio)
ˌan-tī-
: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent fraud
the anti-fraud provisions of the Federal securities laws
anti-fraud technology

Examples of anti-fraud in a Sentence

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One scam involves crooks claiming to know about an arrest warrant for a potential victim and requesting, say, $500 in gift cards to resolve it, said Capt. Brian Stutsman of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, speaking at the Sun City West anti-fraud event. Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024 Big business has been trying to eviscerate anti-fraud laws for more than a century. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 Historically, anti-fraud measures have been siloed to fraud teams instead of positioned as a companywide initiative. Tamas Kadar, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 Gail Ennis, who left her post last week, repeatedly refused to steer clear of an inquiry into her leadership of an anti-fraud program that issued extraordinary fines on disabled and elderly people accused of disability benefit fraud, investigators found. Lisa Rein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-fraud 

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-fraud was in 1836

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“Anti-fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-fraud. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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