knavery

knav·er·y (n

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n. pl. knav·er·ies

1. Dishonest or crafty dealing.

2. An instance of trickery or mischief.

knavery [ˈneɪvərɪ]

n pl -eries

1. a deceitful or dishonest act

2. dishonest conduct; trickery

knavery

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

See also: Crime

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun

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

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)

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actus reus Betrayal charlatanism consort crime devilment dishonesty falsehood falsification hanky-panky intrigue misconduct Outknave perfidy quackery Ragabash swindle treachery treason	Mercury, displeased at his knavery, not only took away the golden axe, but refused to recover for him the axe he had thrown into the pool. Fables by Aesop View in context The adventures of his rogue of a hero, who began life as the servant and accomplice of a blind beggar, and then adventured on through a most diverting career of knavery, brought back the atmosphere of Don Quixote, and all the landscape of that dear wonder- world of Spain, where I had lived so much, and I followed him with all the old delight. My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context Monks, still bearing that assumed name, retired with his portion to a distant part of the New World; where, having quickly squandered it, he once more fell into his old courses, and, after undergoing a long confinement for some fresh act of fraud and knavery, at length sunk under an attack of his old disorder, and died in prison. Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context	knacked knacker knacker's yard knackered Knackish knackwurst Knacky knag Knagged Knaggy knap Knapbottle knapping hammer Knappish Knapple Knappy knapsack knapweed knar Knarl Knarled Knarred Knarry knave Knave child knavery Knaveship Knavess knavish Knavishly knavishness Knaw knawe knawel knead Kneadable Kneader Kneading trough Kneadingly Knebelite Knebworth House Kneck knee knee action knee bend knee brace knee breeches knee drop Knee holly knee jerk Knee jerk liberal	Knarl Knarled Knarr Technology Solutions Knarred Knarry knars KNAS Knat Knat Knattspyrnusamband Íslands KNAU knaur knaur Knaus, Ludwig Knaus-ogino Knaus-ogino Knaus-ogino Knaus-Ogino method Knaus-Ogino method Knaus-Ogino method Knautia Knautia arvensis knave knave knave Knave child Knave of Hearts knaveries knaveries knaveries knavery knaves knaves knaves Knaveship Knavess knavish knavish knavish knavishly knavishly knavishly knavishness knavishness knavishness KNAW KNAW knawe knawel knawels KNB KNBA KNBB KNBC KNBH KNBM KNBS KNBT KNBTA KNBV KNC

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actus reus
Betrayal
charlatanism
consort
crime
devilment
dishonesty
falsehood
falsification
hanky-panky
intrigue
misconduct
Outknave
perfidy
quackery
Ragabash
swindle
treachery
treason

Mercury, displeased at his knavery, not only took away the golden axe, but refused to recover for him the axe he had thrown into the pool.

Fables by Aesop View in context

The adventures of his rogue of a hero, who began life as the servant and accomplice of a blind beggar, and then adventured on through a most diverting career of knavery, brought back the atmosphere of Don Quixote, and all the landscape of that dear wonder- world of Spain, where I had lived so much, and I followed him with all the old delight.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

Monks, still bearing that assumed name, retired with his portion to a distant part of the New World; where, having quickly squandered it, he once more fell into his old courses, and, after undergoing a long confinement for some fresh act of fraud and knavery, at length sunk under an attack of his old disorder, and died in prison.

Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context

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