Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Dishonesty

Dishonesty , noun

[Compare Old French deshonesté, French déshonnêteté.]

1.
Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame. [Obsolete]
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. — Shakespeare