bilked

См. также в других словарях:

• bilked — index aggrieved (harmed) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Bilked — Bilk Bilk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bilked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bilking}.] [Origin unknown. Cf. {Balk}.] To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bilked — bɪlk v. cheat out of money, defraud; slip away from …   English contemporary dictionary

• bilked — …   Useful english dictionary

• Latham & Watkins — Infobox Company company name = Latham Watkins company company type = Limited liability partnership| foundation = 1934 location = 28 offices key people = Robert Dell, Chairman and Managing Partner num employees = 2,100 Attorneys industry = Legal… …   Wikipedia

• Horse murders — The horse murders scandal was a form of insurance fraud in the United States in which expensive horses, many of them show jumpers, were insured against death, accident, or disease, and then killed to collect the insurance money. It is not known… …   Wikipedia

• bilk — bilker, n. /bilk/, v.t. 1. to defraud; cheat: He bilked the government of almost a million dollars. 2. to evade payment of (a debt). 3. to frustrate: a career bilked by poor health. 4. to escape from; elude: to bilk one s pursuers. n. 5. a cheat; …   Universalium

• bilk — v. (D; tr.) to bilk out of (they bilked us out of the money) * * * [bɪlk] (D; tr.) to bilk out of (they bilked us out of the money) …   Combinatory dictionary

• bilk — UK [bɪlk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bilk : present tense I/you/we/they bilk he/she/it bilks present participle bilking past tense bilked past participle bilked informal to get money from someone in a dishonest way …   English dictionary

• Bilk — Bilk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bilked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bilking}.] [Origin unknown. Cf. {Balk}.] To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bilking — Bilk Bilk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bilked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bilking}.] [Origin unknown. Cf. {Balk}.] To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English