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false pretense, falsehood, indirection (deceitfulness), perjury, story (falsehood)
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perversion of the truth — index evasion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Perversion — Per*ver sion, n. [L. perversio: cf. F. perversion. See {Pervert}.] The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perversion — late 14c., action of turning aside from truth, corruption, distortion (originally of religious beliefs), from PERVERT (Cf. pervert) (v.). Psychological sense of disorder of sexual behavior in which satisfaction is sought through channels other… … Etymology dictionary
perversion — UK [pə(r)ˈvɜː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [pərˈvɜrʒʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms perversion : singular perversion plural perversions 1) sexual behaviour that you consider to be wrong or not normal 2) the process of affecting something good or… … English dictionary
perversion — per|ver|sion [ pər vɜrʒʃn ] noun count or uncount 1. ) sexual behavior that you consider to be wrong or not normal 2. ) perversion of the process of affecting something good or right in a negative way so that it becomes something bad or wrong: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
perversion — noun 1) a twisted perversion of the truth Syn: distortion, misrepresentation, falsification, travesty, misinterpretation, misconstruction, twisting, corruption, subversion, misuse, misapplication, debasement 2) sexual perversion Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
distortion of the truth — I noun deceitfulness, deception, exaggeration, fabrication, faking, falsehood, falsification, falsity, garbling, lie, lying, mendacity, misconception, misconstruction, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mythomania, perfidy, perversion,… … Law dictionary
Falsehood — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Falsehood >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 falsehood falsehood falseness Sgm: N 1 falsity falsity falsification Sgm: N 1 deception deception &c. 545 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth &c. 546 Sgm … English dictionary for students
perjury — per·ju·ry / pər jə rē/ n pl ries [Anglo French perjurie parjurie, from Latin perjurium, from perjurus deliberately giving false testimony, from per detrimental to + jur jus law]: the act or crime of knowingly making a false statement (as about a… … Law dictionary
Falsity — • A perversion of truth originating in the deceitfulness of one party, and culminating in the damage of another party Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Falsity Falsity … Catholic encyclopedia
