Usually means: Deceptive acts intended to mislead.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. hoaxes: Merriam-Webster
  2. hoaxes: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hoaxes: Vocabulary.com
  4. Hoaxes, hoaxes: Wordnik
  5. hoaxes: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. hoaxes: Wiktionary
  7. hoaxes: Dictionary.com
  8. hoaxes: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Hoaxes: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. hoaxes: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hoaxes: Legal dictionary

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  1. hoaxes: Encyclopedia

(Note: See hoax as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hoax)

verb:  (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.
noun:  Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
▸ Also see hoax


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