Duplicity - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition duplicity

duplicity

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pl: -ties
[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
;esp
: the improper charging of more than one offense in one count in a charging instrument (as an indictment) compare misjoinder, multiplicity