Crookery
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The activities of crooks; crime. countable, uncountable
"It was always intriguing to hear about some new form of crookery or deception."
Example
More examples"It was always intriguing to hear about some new form of crookery or deception."
Etymology
From crook + -ery.