Alternativa stavningar
- (föråldrada ord) deceipt
Synonymer
| Översättning | Uttal | |
|---|---|---|
| Substantiv | ||
| 1. | svek {ett} | |
Definitioner
Substantiv
- 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.
Exempel
- The whole conversation was merely a deceit.
- Upon his return he killed Eriphyle for her vanity and deceit of him and his father.
- His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Böjningsformer
| Plural | deceits |