*1 a : [[deceit]], trickery; specifically : [[intentional]] [[perversion]] of [[truth]] in order to induce another to part with something of [[value]] or to surrender a [[legal]] right | *1 a : [[deceit]], trickery; specifically : [[intentional]] [[perversion]] of [[truth]] in order to induce another to part with something of [[value]] or to surrender a [[legal]] right |