Crookery

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The activities of crooks; crime. countable, uncountable

    "It was always intriguing to hear about some new form of crookery or deception."

Example

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"It was always intriguing to hear about some new form of crookery or deception."

Etymology

From crook + -ery.

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