dishonestydis‧hon‧est‧y /dɪsˈɒnəsti $ -ˈɑː-/ noun [uncountable] 
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Thesaurus- Dishonesty and corruption will not be tolerated in this agency.
- Are you accusing me of dishonesty?
- The report accuses both politicians of dishonesty and of misrepresenting the facts.
- Cronyism, bribery and dishonesty were also cited.
- Fraud was a legal concept, but dishonesty is largely a matter for the jury.
- Since there can be no dishonesty involved in stating the truth, the difficulties of proof are considerable.
- The fact of deception does not perse prove dishonesty.
- The mental element is knowledge of the taking and dishonesty.
- Two problematical areas in modern-day criminal law are dishonesty and intention.
Longman Language Activatordishonest behaviour► dishonesty
Word family dishonest behaviour: · Are you accusing me of dishonesty?· The report accuses both politicians of dishonesty and of misrepresenting the facts.
► corruption when someone who works for the government, the police etc uses their power dishonestly to get money or gain an advantage: · The chief of police was forced to resign after allegations of corruption.· The administration has frequently been accused of corruption and abuse of power.widespread corruption: · Corruption has become so widespread there that you almost can't imagine the system working without it.
► bribery when someone offers money to a politician or government official in order to persuade them to do something: · Officials said the bribery investigation would continue.· US firms are alleged to have used bribery to win contracts.· Several politicians are linked to the bribery and sex scandal.bribery and corruption: · One of Murrow's chief campaign promises was to do something about bribery and corruption.
► graft American dishonest behaviour by politicians who accept money from companies in return for helping them: · Stevens was in court yesterday facing charges of graft and tax evasion.· A major investigation is underway to root out graft there, he said.
► sharp practice British business activities or ways of making money that are clever and dishonest, though not actually illegal: · We couldn't discover anything specific, but there was definitely some sharp practice going on.· His grandfather had made a fortune out of a piece of commercial sharp practice in the 19th century.
► dirty tricks dishonest activities that are designed to gain political advantage, for example by spreading false information about your opponents: · Burrows denied that members of his election staff had been involved in dirty tricks.· The book focuses on the dirty tricks, break-ins, and illegal campaign contributions of the 1972 presidential election.dirty tricks campaign: · They had carried out a dirty tricks campaign to discredit opposition leaders.
WORD FAMILYnounhonesty ≠ dishonestyadjectivehonest ≠ dishonestadverbhonestly ≠ dishonestly
behaviour in which you deceive or cheat people OPP honesty