1.  dishonesty(n = noun.attribute) - the quality of being dishonest;
is a kind of unrighteousness
has particulars: corruption, corruptness, unscrupulousness, deceptiveness, obliquity, deceit, fraudulence, crookedness, deviousness, rascality, shiftiness, slipperiness, trickiness, larcenous, thievishness, untruthfulness, disingenuousness
Antonym: honesty

2.  dishonesty(n = noun.act) knavery - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing;
is a kind of actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct
has particulars: betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason, charlatanism, quackery, trick, falsehood, falsification

dishonesty, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a a lack of honesty. b deceitfulness, fraud.
2 a dishonest or fraudulent act.

Etymology:
ME f. OF deshon(n)est{eacute} (as DISHONEST)

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