About The Word Treachery
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Treachery
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What's The Definition Of Treachery?
[n] an act of deliberate betrayal
[n] betrayal of a trust Synonyms | Synonyms for Treachery: betrayal | perfidiousness | perfidy | perfidy | treason Related Terms | Find terms related to Treachery: See Also | dishonesty | disloyalty | double cross | double-crossing | insidiousness | knavery | sellout Treachery In Webster's Dictionary \Treach"er*y\, n. [OE. trecher["i]e, trichere, OF.
trecherie, tricherie, F. tricherie trickery, from tricher to
cheat, to trick, OF. trichier, trechier; probably of Teutonic
origin. See {Trickery}, {Trick}.]
Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence;
treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.
Be ware, ye lords, of their treachery. --Chaucer.
In the council chamber at Edinburgh, he had contracted a
deep taint of treachery and corruption. --Macaulay.
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