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deceit noun

  /dɪˈsiːt/
  • (law) 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.
 petos, huijaus
  • An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
 petos, huijaus, vilppi, harhautus, huiputus, petoksen yritys
  • (uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
 vilpillisyys

deceitful adjective

  /-fl̩/ , /dɪˈsiːtfʊl/
  • Deceptive, two-faced.
 petollinen
  • Deliberately misleading or cheating.
 vilpillinen
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