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Self deceit

of deceiving ones self or the state of being self deceived self deception

Non decipitur qui scit se decipi

Non decipitur qui scit se decipi. (he is not deceived who knows himself to be deceived.)

Colourable alteration

Colourable alteration. An alteration or imitation calculated to deceive or otherwise conceived for the purpose of passing off goods

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Bad faith

actual or constructive fraud, or a design to mislead or deceive another, or any other sinister motive. Conceptually bad faith can

Skelder

To deceive to cheat to trick

phony

imitating something superior intended to deceive fraudulent having a misleading appearance not genuine counterfeit fake as

phoney

imitating something superior intended to deceive fraudulent having a misleading appearance not genuine counterfeit fake as

Niggle

To trifle with to deceive to mock

Humbug

An imposition under fair pretenses something contrived in order to deceive and mislead a trick by cajolery a hoax

Mislead

astray to guide into error to cause to mistake to deceive

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