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Noun
en-noun|quacker|ies|-
- context|law|medicine|uncountable The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
- countable An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.
Quotations
1772: Edmund Burke, editor|ed, The Annual Register
:His intentions were admirable, and his quackery had in view the public good; [...]
Related terms
quack
Translations
trans-top|the practice of fraudulent medicine
Chinese (traditional): 庸é«çé«è¡, 庸å»çå»æ¯ (yÅngyÄ« de yÄ«shù)
Dutch: kwakzalverij f
French: charlatanisme m
German: Quacksalberei f
Greek: αγÏ
ÏÏία (agyrtÃa) f
Italian: frode medica f
Japanese: å½å»ç (ã«ããããã, niseiryÅ)
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Korean: ìí°ë¦¬ ì¹ë£ (eongteori chiryo)
Latin: pharmacopolia f
Polish: znachor m
Russian: медиÑинÑкое оÑковÑиÑаÑелÑÑÑво (meditsÃnskoje oÄkovtirátelstvo) n, оÑковÑиÑаÑелÑÑÑво здоÑовÑÑ (oÄkovtirátelstvo zdoróvâja) n
Spanish: curanderÃa f, curanderismo m
Swedish: kvacksalveri c
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See also
fraud
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