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Scoundrelry

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Noun
  1. 1
    Villainy, evildoing; acts of villainy or evildoing uncountable, usually

    "1894. Henry Lazarus. The English revolution of the twentieth century: a prospective history. T. F. Unwin. page 253. Such was Jubilee justice — capped by the liberty of any number of Society thieves to rob the poor of their earnings by means of endless quack nostrums and "Building" or other "Society" scoundrelries."

  2. 2
    Scoundrels in general; a group of scoundrels uncountable, usually

    "1863. United States Congress. House documents. Messrs. Lyles and Polhamus & Co. will advise you that I have settled the iron business all O. K., to the satisfaction of all but the scoundrelry in Florida and here, who caused the difficulty."

Etymology

From scoundrel + -ry; noted in 1859.

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