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		tsimionescu on Oct 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook Whistleblower Leaks Thousands of Pages o... I think the parent is making a point about definitions - that the word fraud can only refer to illegal actions by definition. I think this is an overly literal interpretation of language' though.

chalst on Oct 6, 2021 [–]

Since the term was quoted in Pyramus' comment, this goes from being overly literal to being perversely pedantic.

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