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treachery |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Treachery \Treach"er*y\, n. [OE. trecher["i]e, trichere OF trecherie tricherie F. tricherie trickery, from tricher to cheat, to trick, OF trichier trechier probably of Teutonic origin. See {Trickery}, {Trick}.] Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: treachery n 1: betrayal of a trust [syn: {perfidy}, {perfidiousness}] 2: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: {betrayal}, {treason}, {perfidy}]
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