English → Latin
“fraudulent” in Latin
fraudulentusdeceitful, fraudulent; dishonest, falsefallāxdeceptive, deceitful; fallacious, spuriousdolōsuscrafty, cunning, deceitfulvafersly, cunning, crafty, artful, subtleveterātororator, one wedded to routine; old fox, slyboots, trickster, crafty fellowvānusvain, empty, vacant, void; unsubstantial; groundless, baseless, meaningless, pointless, worthless, ineffectual, mindlessspēshope (belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen); expectation, anticipation; apprehension
The English word fraudulent itself goes back to Latin fraus, through fraudulentus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fraudulent
ad fallendum instructus: fraudulentus: fallax (inclined to deceive, artful): dolosus (full of intrigue; all, of persons and things): qui totus ex fraude et fallaciis constat (a thorough-going deceiver): vafer (sharp): veterator (grown old in cabuls and intrigues): vanus (vain, deceitful, of things; e.g., hope, spes): in a fraudulent manner; Vid: FRAUDULENTLY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fraudulent?
- The usual Latin words for “fraudulent” are fraudulentus, fallāx, dolōsus; also vafer, veterātor, vānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.