De-ceit', n.
(de-seet'), n. [O. Eng. deceipt, O. Fr. decepte, from Lat. deceptus, deception, from decipere. See DECEIVE.]
Sense 1. An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe what is false; a contrivance to entrap; stratagem; artifice; fraud.
Friendly to man, far from deceit or guilt. Milton.
Sense 2. (Law.) Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud another.
Synonyms—Deception; fraud; imposition. See DECEPTION.