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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A swindle in which the victim is defrauded after his or her confidence has been won.
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- noun A
swindle in which themark , or victim, isdefrauded after his or her trust has been won.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
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