Dishonesty
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This article is about the English Law concept. For the Yael Melamese documentary, see (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies. For the general topic, see Lie.
Dishonesty is acting without honesty. The term describes cheating, deficient probity,[1] lying, deliberate withholding of information, being deliberately deceptive, or showing knavishness, perfidiousness, corruption, treachery, or deficient integrity.
Dishonesty is a basic feature of most offences defined in criminal law, such as fraud, which relates to the illicit acquisition, conversion, or disposal of property, tangible or intangible.