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FRAUDULENT SCHEME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
Synonyms:
fraudulent scheme; illegitimate enterprise; racket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fraudulent scheme" is a kind of...):
endeavor; endeavour; enterprise (a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness))
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