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swindled
[ swin-dld ]
adjective
- (of a gem) cut so as to retain the maximum weight of the original stone or to give a false impression of size, especially by having the table too large.
Example Sentences
If he can’t take out his rage on Se-mi, maybe the pregnant girlfriend of the man who swindled him will suffice.
The group, which offered services across Yorkshire and Derbyshire, claimed to be part of a government energy efficiency scheme and are believed to have swindled more than £1m from victims.
He was sentenced Wednesday to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $6.1 million in restitution to investors he swindled.
Last year I wrote about two retired L.A. residents, a former teacher and a former banker, who were swindled out of roughly $80,000 apiece in internet scams.
They wanted to be a voice for the pet owners swindled by Britton, most of whom are still too traumatised and guilt-ridden to speak out, as well as a visible symbol of the community’s horror.
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