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wire fraud

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A felony of a particular class subject to a separate and additional federal penalty for any crime of fraud involving the use of technological communications methods such as wire, radio, or television.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

Qualifier: criminal law

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Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 電匯欺詐 /电汇欺诈 (diànhuì qīzhà) — class of felony
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電匯詐騙 /电汇诈骗 (diànhuì zhàpiàn) — class of felony
  • Spanish: fraude electrónico — class of felony