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  • 111short-change — verb 1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑short • Hypernyms: ↑victimize, ↑swindle, ↑rook, ↑goldbrick, ↑nobble, ↑ …

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  • 112CONSUMER PROTECTION — is a new area of law; hence, the term does not appear in classical sources of Jewish law. The meaning of the concept is implied in the term itself: our generation is one of abundance, with great demands, numerous consumers, and extensive… …

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  • 113Cheat — Cheat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cheating}.] [See {Cheat}, n., {Escheat}.] 1. To deceive and defraud; to impose upon; to trick; to swindle. [1913 Webster] I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath… …

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  • 114Cheated — Cheat Cheat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cheating}.] [See {Cheat}, n., {Escheat}.] 1. To deceive and defraud; to impose upon; to trick; to swindle. [1913 Webster] I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath… …

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  • 115Cheating — Cheat Cheat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cheating}.] [See {Cheat}, n., {Escheat}.] 1. To deceive and defraud; to impose upon; to trick; to swindle. [1913 Webster] I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath… …

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  • 116cheat — I. verb Etymology: 2cheat Date: 1590 transitive verb 1. to deprive of something valuable by the use of deceit or fraud 2. to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice 3. to elude or thwart by or as if by outwitting < cheat death >&#8230; …

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  • 117Slot machine — redirects here. For the band, see Slot Machine (band). One armed bandit redirects here. For the album, see One Armed Bandit (album). Slot machines in the Trump Taj Mahal A slot machine (American English), informally fruit machine (British&#8230; …

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  • 118Charles Ponzi — This article is about the businessman. For the fraudulent business scheme named after him, see Ponzi scheme. Charles Ponzi Ponzi in 1920 Born March 3, 1882(1882 03 03) Lugo, Italy …

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  • 119Identity theft — is a form of stealing another person s identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person s identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person s name. The victim of&#8230; …

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  • 120Embezzlement — Embezzler redirects here. For the film, see The Embezzler. Criminal law …

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