perfidy in Swedish
perfidy in Swedish is förräderi, perfiditet, svek — perfidy means an act of breaking a promise or betraying someone's trust.
perfidy in Swedish
förräderi
A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
perfiditet
A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
svek
A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
trolöshet
A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
förräderi
(international law, in warfare) An illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the Red Cross or white flag in a false claim of surrender to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.
förrädiskt förfarande
(international law, in warfare) An illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the Red Cross or white flag in a false claim of surrender to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.
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 Swedish?
"perfidy" in Swedish is förräderi, perfiditet, svek. perfidy means: An act of breaking a promise or betraying someone's trust.
Are there other ways to say "perfidy" in Swedish?
Yes — Swedish has 5 translations listed for "perfidy": förräderi, perfiditet, svek, trolöshet, förrädiskt förfarande.
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