escroquerie

== French == === Etymology === From escroquer (“to swindle”) +‎ -ie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛs.kʁɔ.kʁi/ === Noun === escroquerie f (plural escroqueries) swindle, swindling (law) fraud racket (dishonest way of making money) === Further reading === “escroquerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012