Associations to the word «Deceit»

Wiktionary

DECEIT, noun. An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick
DECEIT, noun. An act of deceiving someone
DECEIT, noun. (uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive
DECEIT, noun. (legal) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.

Dictionary definition

DECEIT, noun. The quality of being fraudulent.
DECEIT, noun. A misleading falsehood.
DECEIT, noun. The act of deceiving.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley