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du⋅plic⋅i⋅ty

  [doo-plis-i-tee, dyoo-]
–noun, plural -ties for 1.
1. deceitfulness in speech or conduct; speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive; double-dealing.
2. a twofold or double state or quality.
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Origin:
1400–50; late ME duplicite < MF < ML, LL duplicitās, with -ite r. -itās; see duplex, -ity

Synonyms:
1. deception, dissimulation. See deceit.

Antonyms:
1. straightforwardness.
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du·plic·i·ty   (dōō-plĭs'ĭ-tē, dyōō-)   
n.   pl. du·plic·i·ties

    1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

    2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.

  2. The quality or state of being twofold or double.


[Middle English duplicite, from Old French, from Late Latin duplicitās, doubleness, from Latin duplex, duplic-, twofold; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

duplicity 
1433, from M.Fr. duplicite, from L.L. duplicitatem (nom. duplicitas) "doubleness," in M.L. "ambiguity," from duplex (gen. duplicis) "twofold." The notion is of being "double" in one's conduct.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: du·plic·i·ty
Pronunciation: dü-'pli-s&-tE, dyü-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Late Latin duplicitat- duplicitas duality, double-dealing, from Latin duplex twofold
1 : the use of deceptive words or actions
2 : the use of more than one claim, allegation, or defense in a single paragraph of a pleading; especially : the improper charging of more than one offense in one count in a charging instrument (as an indictment) —compare MISJOINDER, MULTIPLICITY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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