knavery

knav·er·y  (nv-r)

n. pl. knav·er·ies

1. Dishonest or crafty dealing.

2. An instance of trickery or mischief.

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knavery [ˈneɪvərɪ]

n pl -eries

1. a deceitful or dishonest act

2. dishonest conduct; trickery

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knavery

petty dishonesty or fraud. — knave, n. — knavish, adj.

See also: Crime

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

knavery - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing dishonesty actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason - an act of deliberate betrayal charlatanism, quackery - the dishonesty of a charlatan trick - an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick" falsehood, falsification - the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

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knavery

noun (Old-fashioned) dishonesty, fraud, corruption, deception, deceit, trickery, duplicity, double-dealing, chicanery, villainy, imposture, roguery, rascality a hotbed of intrigue and malicious knavery

Translations

knavery [ˈneɪvərɪ] N → bellaquería f

knavery

n (old) → Bubenstück nt (old), → Büberei f (old)