dishonesty – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
dishonesty
n.
fraudulence, deceit, falsity
Dishonesty
Dishonesty is to act without honesty. It is used to describe a lack of probity, cheating, lying or being deliberately deceptive or a lack in integrity, knavishness, perfidiosity, corruption or treacherousness. Dishonesty is the fundamental component of a majority of offences relating to the acquisition, conversion and disposal of property (tangible or intangible) defined in
criminal law such as
fraud.
dishonesty
Noun
1. the quality of being dishonest
(antonym) honesty, honestness
(hypernym) unrighteousness
(hyponym) corruptness, corruption
2. lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
(synonym) knavery
(hypernym) wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
(hyponym) treachery, betrayal, treason, perfidy
dishonesty
n.
nečestnost; nepoctivost
Dishonesty
(n.)
Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness.
(n.)
Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act.
(n.)
Lewdness; unchastity.
(n.)
Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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