Fraud, falsehood, treachery. In early use esp. counterfeiting (of coin), forgery. Obsolete.

Criminal deception; the using of false representations to obtain an unjust advantage or to injure the rights or interests of another.

Deception, fraud, fraudulent dealing.

Fraud, deception, hypocrisy.

= defraudation, n.

Deceit, fraud, imposture, trickery. Obsolete.

Fraudulent action of any kind to the injury of another; fraud, deceit, treachery. archaic.

The action (or an act) of defrauding; fraudulent deprivation of property or rights; cheating.

Conduct characteristic of a knave (knave, n. 3a); dishonest or crafty behaviour; unscrupulousness; trickery.

esp. Cunning management or contrivance; underhand dealing, jugglery, sleight of hand. Obsolete.

The action or practice of imposing upon others; wilful and fraudulent deception.

The practice or habit of cozening; cheating, deception, fraud; the fact of being cheated.

= impostery, n., impostory, n., impostury, n.

a dice game played at a gaming table.

Deception, trickery, imposture; an instance of this, a deception, trick.

The practice of cogging; deception, trickery; also, concrete a trick, deception.

Deception, cajolery.

= charlatanism, n.

Imposture.

the method or practice of a quack, quackery.

Behaviour, practice, or an act characteristic of a mountebank.

The action of imposing upon or deceiving by palming off what is false or unreal; an instance of this, an imposture.

The practice of imposture.

Deception, imposition, hoax.

Action which bespeaks a charlatan; quackery, imposture.

The action of defrauding; deprivation by fraud.

The practices, trickery, or deceit characteristic of a mountebank.

= imposture, n.

= imposture, n.

The action of an impostor; imposture.

Imposture: = impostory, n., impostry n., impostury, n.

Behaviour, practice, or an act characteristic of a mountebank; = mountebankery, n. Obsolete. rare.

with upon: Deception; imposition.

The characteristic practices or methods of a quack, charlatanry; (also) an example of this, a quack practice, remedy, etc.

Quackery, charlatanism.

depreciative. Action or behaviour characterized by a pretence to knowledge or expertise; presumptuous or fraudulent ignorance or incompetence…

slang. That which is not fair and ‘square’: dishonest or fraudulent practices.

The practice or method of a charlatan; the being a charlatan.

ignorant, incompetent, or fraudulent practice.

= cozenage, n.

Without article: trickery, fraud. rare.

the shifting of the pea from one thimble to another by a thimblerigger; also figurative.

= thimble-shift n.

thimblerigging.

the action or practice of humbugging; humbug, imposture.

The state, condition, or practice of a quack or charlatan; = quackery, n.1

= quacksalvery n.

Commotion, bustle; vigorous, energetic, or elaborate action, esp. of a sort which dazzles, distracts, or causes confusion; (hence) deception; an…

(a) n. behaviour characteristic of a spiv or the state of being a spiv; (b) adj. = spivvish adj.

As a type of something valueless. Nonsense, deception, sham.

shucking and jiving: fooling. Cf. jive, v. 1a. U.S. Black English.