deceit

English

/dɪˈsiːt/

noun
Definitions
  • An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
  • An act of deceiving someone.
  • (uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
  • (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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French deceite derived from Latin dēcipere, decipio (cheat, mislead) root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
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Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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