improbity


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im·pro·bi·ty

 (ĭm-prō′bĭ-tē)
n.
Lack of probity; dishonesty.
[Middle English improbite, shameless persistence, from Old French, dishonesty, from Latin improbitās, from improbus, dishonest : in-, not; see in-1 + probus, honest, good; see per in Indo-European roots.]

improbity

(ɪmˈprəʊbɪtɪ)
n, pl -ties
dishonesty, wickedness, or unscrupulousness
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improbity

noun
1. Departure from what is legally, ethically, and morally correct:
corruption, corruptness, dishonesty.
Informal: crookedness.
2. Lack of integrity:
dishonesty.
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