DECEPTION, DECEIT.Deception is "the act of deceiving"; deceit is "deceitfulness," a trait of character; or a "trick," an "artifice.

Neither the physician nor Madam Conway had paid any attention to Margaret's child; it had been her special care, while no one had noticed hers, and newly born babies were so much alike that deception was an easy matter.

After all, Kate's deception was a small affair, and her frankness, her laughter, and her beauty carried all before her.

Mr. Poole says self-deception is the very law of life.

The deception is a sine qua non.

Deception is deception whether in sport or earnest, and Sheridan, no doubt, made it a very profitable employment.

"The intentional deception of our neighbor," says Rothe, "by saying what is untrue, is not invariably and unqualifiedly a lie.

what a deception was that dream of the trumpet and the voice!

Nay, more; this deception and coarse breach of troth is a crime punishable by the loss, not only of personal, but also of civic honor.

Deception in this, as well as in every thing else, is the order of the day; and the Indian Alcalde now oppresses the villagers as much as he himself has ever been.