petos — meaning in English

English meaning

• chicanery noun Dishonest behavior that relies on tricks or misleading arguments.
• con noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
• deceit noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
• deception noun An action or scheme designed to make someone believe something untrue.
• fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
• knavery noun Playful mischief or tricks of the kind a cheeky boy might get up to.
• mendacity noun The quality of not telling the truth.
• sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
• skulduggery noun A dishonest trick or scheme.
• stratagem noun A clever plan or trick, especially one meant to outwit an opponent.
• treachery noun A deliberate betrayal of trust or loyalty.
• treason noun The crime of betraying one's own country, especially by helping its enemies or attempting to overthrow its government.
• wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.

Senses

petos is used for these senses in English:

• chicanery (uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
• con (informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
• con game A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.
• deceit An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
• deceit (law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.
• deception An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
• double-dealing deceit or treachery
• fraud Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.

chicanery — full definition

1. noun Dishonest behavior that relies on tricks or misleading arguments.
2. noun A single dishonest trick carried out to deceive someone.
3. noun A tendency to behave in a dishonest, underhand way.

con — full definition

1. noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
2. verb To trick or cheat someone, typically for personal gain.
3. noun A disadvantage of something, especially when weighed against its benefits.
4. noun (informal) A convicted criminal.
5. noun A large organized gathering for fans of a hobby or genre, such as comics or gaming.

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