Knavery (Noun)
Meaning
Lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The politician's reputation was tarnished by accusations of knavery and corruption that led to his eventual downfall.
- His lengthy history of knavery and financial deceit finally caught up to him as the authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.
- The management's knavery in embezzling company funds sparked outrage among employees who felt betrayed by their leaders.
- Their knavery was exposed when internal audits revealed discrepancies in the financial records.
- It took an undercover investigation to reveal the extent of the store owner's knavery in cheating customers by overcharging and selling counterfeit goods.