dishonesty
noun
dis·hon·es·ty
(ˌ)dis-ˈä-nə-stē 
also (ˌ)diz-
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Examples of dishonesty in a Sentence
Are you accusing him of dishonesty?
her dishonesty about what happened
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Cohen mostly gave one-word answers as Blanche reminded the jurors about Cohen's history of dishonesty under oath.
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 May 2024
Spertus has insisted Teran is innocent and said the documents in question were obtained either through public court files or involved findings of dishonesty against sheriff’s deputies, which would be public record under Senate Bill 1421, California’s landmark police transparency law.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 May 2024
Spertus has insisted Teran is innocent and said the documents in question were obtained either through public court files or involved findings of dishonesty against sheriff’s deputies, which would be public record under Senate Bill 1421, California’s landmark police transparency law.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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“Dishonesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonesty. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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dishonesty
noun
dis·hon·es·ty
(ˈ)dis-ˈän-ə-stē
: lack of honesty : the quality of being dishonest
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