You collect unemployment checks, but don't work.
It mean to be dishonest
A deceitful or dishonest act
It means to be dishonest, deceitful or hypocritical.
Lie, untruthful, and bent.
dis-honest
It's a rather odd, stilted way of saying "This person may be dishonest". Out of context and at a guess, I'd say it's meant to emphasize the likelihood that the person in question is dishonest ("he's probably dishonest"), as opposed to the other way around ("he MAY be dishonest, but probably not").
Deductive*
not honest. Deception, not being able to be trusted. Lying, cheating, etc.
"Incurably dishonest" typically refers to someone who cannot be cured of their tendency to be deceitful or untruthful. It implies that their dishonest behavior is deeply ingrained and unlikely to change.
Dishonest.
he is a dishonest boy
A knave is a dishonest man or a rouge or rascal. Its also the Jack in cards.