perfidy in Polish
perfidy in Polish is perfidia — perfidy means an act of breaking a promise or betraying someone's trust.
perfidy in Polish
perfidia
A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
What does "perfidy" mean?
- noun An act of breaking a promise or betraying someone's trust.
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noun (law) A dishonest trick used in war, such as wrongly flying a protected symbol like the Red Cross or a white flag to get close to an enemy before attacking.
"Cyberattacks almost inevitably involve an element of deception, such as tricking a user to click on a malicious link. So, to what extent could cyberattacks count as perfidy and therefore be illegal given international humanitarian law?"
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noun An act of lying or tricking someone.
"Letterman roared about the perfidy of lying politicos."
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perfidy in a sentence
- Cyberattacks almost inevitably involve an element of deception, such as tricking a user to click on a malicious link. So, to what extent could cyberattacks count as perfidy and therefore be illegal given international humanitarian law?
- Ruses of war are legitimate so long as they do not involve treachery or perfidy on the part of the belligerent resorting to them.
- Letterman roared about the perfidy of lying politicos.
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What is "perfidy" in Polish?
"perfidy" in Polish is perfidia. perfidy means: An act of breaking a promise or betraying someone's trust.
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