knavishness

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• knavishness — knav ish*ness, n. The quality or state of being knavish; knavery; dishonesty. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• knavishness — index dishonesty, knavery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• knavishness — See knavish. * * * …   Universalium

• knavishness — n. deceitfulness, villainy, deception; naughtiness, mischievousness (Archaic) …   English contemporary dictionary

• knavishness — n. Dishonesty, rascality. See knavery …   New dictionary of synonyms

• knavishness — knav·ish·ness …   English syllables

• knavishness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being knavish : knavery …   Useful english dictionary

• Dishonesty — This article is about the legal concept of dishonesty. For its broader ethical meaning and context, see Honesty. Dishonesty is a word which, in common usage, may be defined as the act or to act without honesty. It is used to describe a lack of… …   Wikipedia

• knavish — knavishly, adv. knavishness, n. /nay vish/, adj. 1. like or befitting a knave; untrustworthy; dishonest. 2. Archaic. waggish; roguish; mischievous. [1350 1400; ME knavyssh. See KNAVE, ISH1] * * * …   Universalium

• Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre — • This massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the feast of St. Bartholomew), and in the provinces of France during the ensuing weeks, and it has been the subject of knotty historical disputes Catholic …   Catholic encyclopedia

• dishonesty — I noun bad faith, cheating, chicane, chicanery, corruption, corruptness, cozenage, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, deviation from probity, dishonor, disingenuousness, disposition to deceive, disposition to defraud, disposition ro lie, duplicity …   Law dictionary