"wire fraud" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wire frauds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wire fraud (countable and uncountable, plural wire frauds)
  1. (US, criminal law) A felony of a particular class subject to a separate and additional federal penalty for any crime of fraud involving the use of technological communications methods such as wire, radio, or television. Wikipedia link: wire fraud Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Criminal law Translations (class of felony): 電匯欺詐 (Chinese Mandarin), 电汇欺诈 (diànhuì qīzhà) (Chinese Mandarin), 電匯詐騙 (Chinese Mandarin), 电汇诈骗 (diànhuì zhàpiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), fraude electrónico [masculine] (Spanish)

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