duplicity

(dū-plĭs'ĭ-tē, dyū-)
n., pl., -ties.

1. 1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
   2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
2. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

[Middle English duplicite, from Old French, from Late Latin duplicitās, doubleness, from Latin duplex, duplic-, twofold.]

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noun

The act or practice of deceiving: cunning, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, double-dealing, guile, shiftiness. See honest/dishonest.

n

Definition: deception
Antonyms: forthrightness, honesty, trustworthiness

In practice, the technical invalidity resulting from uniting two or more causes of action in one count of a pleading, or multiple defenses in one plea, or multiple crimes in one count of an indictment , or two or more incongruous subjects in one legislative act, which may be contrary to proper procedural or constitutional requirements, see, e.g., 47 F. Supp.
524, 529, 530 (pleadings); 173 N.E.
2d 474, 475 (indictments); 273 P. 928, 930 (legislation). Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(e) permits duplicity in the federal courts.
See also joinder, misjoinder.

For a list of words related to duplicity, see:

• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - duplicity: dishonesty about one’s true motives or meaning

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tvetydighed, dobbeltspil

Nederlands (Dutch)
dubbelhartigheid, bedrog

Français (French)
n. - duplicité, fourberie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Falschheit, zweifaches Vorkommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διπλοπροσωπία

Italiano (Italian)
malafede

Português (Portuguese)
n. - duplicidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
двуличность

Español (Spanish)
n. - duplicidad, doblez

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dubbelhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
口是心非, 表里不一, 不诚实

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 口是心非, 表裡不一, 不誠實

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 이중성, 불성실, 겉과 속이 일치하지 않음

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 二枚舌を使うこと, いかさま, 表裏のあること, 二枚舌

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نفاق, ازدواج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צביעות, רמאות‬

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