embaucamiento

Definitions of embaucamiento
  1. noun
    the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
    synonyms: ardid, artería, astucia, estratagema, farfolla, fullería, picaresca, sofisma
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    types:
    camelo, engañifa, filfa, inocentada, mistificación, patraña
    something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
    type of:
    disimulación, engaño
    the act of deceiving
  2. noun
    the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
    synonyms: aletazo, arana, embaimiento, engañifa, engaño, estafa, fraude, mangancia, petardo, pufo, superchería, timo, tocomocho, trapacería
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    types:
    camelo, engatusamiento
    a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
    type of:
    fraude
    intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
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