"mail fraud" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mail frauds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mail fraud (countable and uncountable, plural mail frauds)
  1. (US, criminal law) A class of felonies, providing for a separate and additional federal penalty for any criminal offense whose perpetration involved the use of the postal system of the United States of America. Wikipedia link: mail fraud Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Criminal law, Post
    Sense id: en-mail_fraud-en-noun-Ao2XZ9BP Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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