Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wire fraud

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: wire fraud
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The mail fraud statute and its counterpart, the wire fraud statute, historically have been powerful instruments for prosecutors."

Usage

Inflected Forms

wire frauds (plural)

Questions

What does wire fraud mean?: 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.

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