What does "deceit" mean?
Deceit: Friendly to man, far from deceit or guile. Milton. Yet still we hug the dear deceit. N. Cotton.
Additional senses
- 2.(Law) 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. See Deception.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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