rort
(Australia, New Zealand, transitive) To cheat or defraud.
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(Australia, New Zealand, transitive) To cheat or defraud.
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(Australia, New Zealand) A scam or fraud, especially involving the misappropriation of public money or resources.
2008, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLlDAQAAIAAJ&q=%22rort%22|%22rorts%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22rort%22|%22rorts%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%…
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