Usage Note
Fraudulento is a formal, legal-register adjective meaning obtained by or involving fraud. It follows the regular pattern: fraudulento/fraudulenta/fraudulentos/fraudulentas. The related noun is fraude (fraud) and the adverb fraudulentamente (fraudulently). In everyday speech, falso or engañoso are simpler alternatives.
Examples
"El contrato fue declarado fraudulento."
Natural Translation
The contract was declared fraudulent.
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