defraud
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Sir 14:14 Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.
From Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha by Anonymous
Thou knowest the commandments,—Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father and mother.
From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold
Defraud, de-frawd′, v.t. to deprive of by fraud: to withhold wrongfully: to cheat or deceive.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Wot tho' the sly contracters Defraud us rite and left, And Uncle Sam's old stockin' Of all his cash is reft?
From Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Smith, Seba
Indeed, if circumstances drive, Defraud, or take false oaths you may, Or to the charms of life give way, When Love must needs the door unbar.
From Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Wright, Elizur
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