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Definition of Deceits

Deceit
Deceit De*ceit", n. [OF. deceit, des[,c]ait, decept (cf. deceite, de[,c]oite), fr. L. deceptus deception, fr. decipere. See Deceive.] 1. 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. Making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit. --Amos viii. 5. Friendly to man, far from deceit or guile. --Milton. Yet still we hug the dear deceit. --N. Cotton. 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. Syn: Deception; fraud; imposition; duplicity; trickery; guile; falsifying; double-dealing; stratagem. See Deception.

Meaning of Deceits from wikipedia

- Look up deceit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deceit is the propagation of beliefs that are not true. Deceit may also refer to: Deceit, c.1920 book...
- "River of Deceit" is a song by the American rock band Mad Season, released in 1995 as the first single from the band's only studio album, Above (1995)...
- Circles of Deceit is a British television thriller series, produced by Yorkshire Television, first broadcast on ITV on 16 October 1993. The series stars...
- psychosocial mani****tion for political ends. The book details psychological deceits that ideologues or authoritarians commonly used. The techniques are grouped...
- The tort of deceit is a type of legal injury that occurs when a person intentionally and knowingly deceives another person into an action that damages...
- Palace of Deceit is a video game written by Cliff Bleszinski in 1991 in his own company Game Syndicate Productions at the age of 16. The first edition...
- Castle of Deceit is a side-scrolling platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released in 1990 by Bunch Games. The player controls a wizard...
- Deceit is a British four-part television drama miniseries, based on the true story of a controversial undercover operation carried out by the Metropolitan...
- Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor is a book by Robert Stinnett. It alleges that Franklin Roosevelt and his administration deliberately...
- Cape Deceit (Iñupiaq: Qipalut) is a cape in Alaska. It is located in the Seward Peninsula on the Chukchi Sea coast. Cape Deceit extends into Kotzebue Sound...