In the [[context]] of [[war]], '''perfidy''' is a [[form]] of [[deception]], in which one side promises to [[act]] in [[good]] [[faith]] (e.g. by raising a flag of [[surrender]]) with the [[intention]] of breaking that [[promise]] once the enemy has [[exposed]] himself (e.g. by coming out of cover in order to capture the surrendering [[forces]]). | In the [[context]] of [[war]], '''perfidy''' is a [[form]] of [[deception]], in which one side promises to [[act]] in [[good]] [[faith]] (e.g. by raising a flag of [[surrender]]) with the [[intention]] of breaking that [[promise]] once the enemy has [[exposed]] himself (e.g. by coming out of cover in order to capture the surrendering [[forces]]). |