Chronic respiratory failure is a serious illness that gets worse over time. As the condition increases in severity, people may develop an abnormal heart rhythm or slip into a coma. Causes
Learner's definition of DEFRAUD : to trick or cheat someone or something in order to get money: to use fraud in order to get money from a person, an organization, etc. [+ object]
2. To steal: ripped off a leather jacket while ostensibly trying on clothes. 3. To exploit, swindle, cheat, or defraud: a false advertising campaign that ripped off consumers. let it /'er rip Informal. To allow something to start or happen with vigor or energy.