Definition of Deceit

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Deceit

An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe what is false; a contrivance to entrap; deception; a wily device; fraud.

Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud another. When injury is thereby effected, an action of deceit, as it called, lies for compensation.

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Deceit Quotations

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.
Edward Kennedy

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
George Orwell

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.
George Orwell

It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.
Noel Coward

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.
Noel Coward

There comes a time when deceit and defiance must be seen for what they are. At that point, a gathering danger must be directly confronted. At that point, we must show that beyond our resolutions is actual resolve.
Dick Cheney

As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other.
Giacomo Casanova

We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit.
Evelyn Waugh

A fascist is one whose lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes, religions, cultures, regions or nations as to make him ruthless in his use of deceit or violence to attain his ends.
Henry A. Wallace

Deceit Translations

deceit in German is Betrug
deceit in Latin is fraudatio, dolus
deceit in Norwegian is bedrag

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