duplicity plural
du·plic·i·ty
The plural form of duplicity is duˈplicities
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- noun plural duplicity deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness. 1
- noun plural duplicity an act or instance of such deceitfulness. 1
- noun plural duplicity Law. the act or fact of including two or more offenses in one count, or charge, as part of an indictment, thus violating the requirement that each count contain only a single offense. 1
- noun plural duplicity the state or quality of having two elements or parts; being twofold or double. 1