Dis*hon"es*ty (?), n.
[Cf. OF. deshonesté, F. déshonnêteté.]
1. Dishonor;
dishonorableness; shame. [Obs.] "The hidden things of dishonesty." 2 Cor. iv. 2.
2. Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and
straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray;
faithlessness.
3. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act.
4. Lewdness; unchastity. Shak.
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