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  • 11disloyalty — /dis loy euhl tee/, n., pl. disloyalties. 1. the quality of being disloyal; lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness. 2. violation of allegiance or duty, as to a government. 3. a disloyal act. [1400 50; late ME < MF desloiaute, OF desleaute, equiv. to&#8230; …

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  • 12treachery — [trech′ər ē] n. pl. treacheries [ME trecherie &LT; OFr tricherie, trickery &LT; trichier, to cheat: see TRICK] 1. betrayal of trust, faith, or allegiance; perfidy, disloyalty, or treason 2. an act of perfidy or treason …

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  • 13treachery — noun (plural eries) Etymology: Middle English trecherie, from Anglo French, from trecher, tricher to deceive, from Vulgar Latin *triccare more at trick Date: 13th century 1. violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence ; treason 2. an act&#8230; …

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  • 15White Paper of 1939 — The White Paper of 1939, also known as the MacDonald White Paper after Malcolm MacDonald, the British Colonial Secretary who presided over it, was a policy paper issued by the British government under Neville Chamberlain in which the idea of&#8230; …

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  • 16treachery — /trech euh ree/, n., pl. treacheries. 1. violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason. 2. an act of perfidy, faithlessness, or treason. [1175 1225; ME trecherie < MF, OF, equiv. to trech(ier) to deceive + erie ERY] Syn. 1. See disloyalty. Ant.&#8230; …

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  • 17treachery — treach•er•y [[t]ˈtrɛtʃ ə ri[/t]] n. pl. er•ies 1) violation of faith; betrayal of trust 2) an act of perfidy, faithlessness, or treason • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME trecherie &LT; OF, =trech(ier) to deceive + erie ery …

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  • 18treachery — /ˈtrɛtʃəri / (say trechuhree) noun (plural treacheries) 1. violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason. 2. an act of perfidy or faithlessness. 3. readiness to betray. {Middle English trecherie, from Old French, from tricher cheat; origin&#8230; …

  • 19Perfidies — Perfidy Per fi*dy (p[ e]r f[i^]*d[y^]), n.; pl. {Perfidies} (p[ e]r f[i^]*d[i^]z). [L. perfidia, fr. L. perfidus faithless; per (cf. Skr. par[=a] away) + fides faith: cf. F. perfidie. See {Faith}.] The act of violating faith or allegiance;&#8230; …

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