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Meaning of mail fraud | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

US, countable, uncountable

Examples

“The mail fraud statute and its counterpart, the wire fraud statute, historically have been powerful instruments for prosecutors.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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