n. 欺骗, 谎言

[经] 诈骗, 欺骗

Deceit \De*ceit"\, n. [OF. deceit, des[,c]ait, decept (cf.
deceite, de[,c]oite), fr. L. deceptus deception, fr.
decipere. See {Deceive}.]
1. An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error;
any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads
another, or causes him to believe what is false; a
contrivance to entrap; deception; a wily device; fraud.

Making the ephah small and the shekel great, and
falsifying the balances by deceit. --Amos viii.
5.

Friendly to man, far from deceit or guile. --Milton.

Yet still we hug the dear deceit. --N. Cotton.

2. (Law) Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false
representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud
another. When injury is thereby effected, an action of
deceit, as it called, lies for compensation.

Syn: Deception; fraud; imposition; duplicity; trickery;
guile; falsifying; double-dealing; stratagem. See
{Deception}.