About The Word Knavery

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Knavery

Knavery Meaning & Definition
Knavery Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Knavery?

[n] lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

Synonyms | Synonyms for Knavery: dishonesty

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See Also | actus reus | betrayal | charlatanism | falsehood | falsification | misconduct | perfidy | quackery | treachery | treason | trick | wrongdoing | wrongful conduct

Knavery In Webster's Dictionary

\Knav"er*y\, n.; pl. {Knaveries}. 1. The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action. This is flat knavery, to take upon you another man's name. --Shak. 2. pl. Roguish or mischievous tricks. --Shak.

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