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Meaning of "duplicitous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DUPLICITOUS

duplicitous  [djuːˈplɪsɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUPLICITOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Duplicitous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DUPLICITOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Duplicity (law)

Duplicity is the error committed when the charge on an indictment describes two different offences. An indictment may contain more than one count, but each count must allege only one offence, so that the defendant can know precisely what offences he is accused of. If a count is poorly drafted so that it alleges two offences, it is said to be duplicitous. A duplicitous count is defective and must be quashed by the judge, unless the judge permits the count to be amended so that it only alleges one offence, or is split into two counts. If a duplicitous count is not noticed until after the defendant has been convicted on it, the verdict may well be void. This is a completely different situation from when two different counts each allege the same offence, which is sometimes wrongly referred to as duplicity.

Definition of duplicitous in the English dictionary

The definition of duplicitous in the dictionary is engaging in duplicity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUPLICITOUS


acetous
ˈæsɪtəs
apparatus
ˌæpəˈreɪtəs
comitatus
ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs
complicitous
kəmˈplɪsɪtəs
emeritus
ɪˈmɛrɪtəs
felicitous
fɪˈlɪsɪtəs
hiatus
haɪˈeɪtəs
impetus
ˈɪmpɪtəs
infelicitous
ˌɪnfɪˈlɪsɪtəs
necessitous
nɪˈsɛsɪtəs
oversolicitous
ˌəʊvəsəˈlɪsɪtəs
situs
ˈsaɪtəs
solicitous
səˈlɪsɪtəs
status
ˈsteɪtəs
stratus
ˈstreɪtəs
Tacitus
ˈtæsɪtəs
tinnitus
ˈtɪnɪtəs
Titus
ˈtaɪtəs
ubiquitous
juːˈbɪkwɪtəs
unsolicitous
ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUPLICITOUS

duplex printing
duplex scan
duplexer
duplexity
duplicability
duplicable
duplicand
duplicate
duplicate bridge
duplicately
duplicating machine
duplication
duplicative
duplicator
duplicature
duplicident
duplicities
duplicitously
duplicity
duply

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUPLICITOUS

acclivitous
alacritous
ancipitous
calamitous
circuitous
compositous
declivitous
fatuitous
fortuitous
gratuitous
halitous
heteroclitous
iniquitous
momentous
obliquitous
precipitous
pyritous
serendipitous
spiritous
strepitous
vomitous

Synonyms and antonyms of duplicitous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «duplicitous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUPLICITOUS

Find out the translation of duplicitous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of duplicitous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «duplicitous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

两面三刀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

duplicidad
570 millions of speakers

English

duplicitous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

duplicitous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منافقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двуличный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

duplicitous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

duplicitous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

duplicité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Duplicitous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

doppelzüngig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

二枚舌の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이중적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Duplicitous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hai mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏமாற்றலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुप्पट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ikiyüzlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

duplicitous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dwulicowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лукавих
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

duplicitar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διπρόσωπος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dubbel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

duplicitous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

duplicitous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of duplicitous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUPLICITOUS»

The term «duplicitous» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.609 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about duplicitous

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3 QUOTES WITH «DUPLICITOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word duplicitous.
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Tina Brown
Who was Amanda Knox? Was she a fresh-faced honor student from Seattle who met anyone's definition of an all-American girl - attractive, athletic, smart, hard-working, adventuresome, in love with languages and travel? Or was her pretty face a mask, a duplicitous cover for a depraved soul?
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Yvonne Craig
I have had strange animals as pets all my life. I was shy growing up, and shy people tend to interact better with animals than people. Animals are direct, not duplicitous.
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Jean O'Leary
I think George Bush is one of the most duplicitous presidents we've ever had.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUPLICITOUS»

Discover the use of duplicitous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to duplicitous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reading La Regenta: Duplicitous Discourse and the Entropy of ...
Stephanie A. Sieburth demonstrates that the devices which produce order in the text are counterbalanced by an equally strong tendency toward entropy of meaning.
Stephanie A. Sieburth, 1990
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Minx Tobin Mystery Case Three: Duplicitous Divorce
DIVORCE... L.A. STYLE Minx Tobin's latest client, Magda Boswell, complains that her new husband wants her dead.
Susanne Marie Knight, 2011
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Duplicitous Behavior
Ed Strong. Behavior Ed Strong Duplicitous Behavior Duplicitous Behavior Ed Strong AuthorHouseTM LLC 1663 Liberty. Duplicitous Front Cover.
Ed Strong, 2013
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Duplicitous Assassin:
C.J. Jordan. “The parties, the women, all true?” “Yes.” Miguel was impressed with the manner in which she was conducting herself, she was composed and to the point. “What you saw was just a small portion of what really was going on.
C.J. Jordan, 2013
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The code of criminal procedure
An Indictment, charging that the defendant did sell and give, and cause to be sold and given, Intoxicating liquors to a minor, without the written consent of Ills parent or guardian, was not duplicitous; it being permissible to charge conjunctively ...
Texas, 1916
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Vernon's Criminal Statutes of Texas: Code of criminal procedure
Warner v. State (Cr. App.) 147 S. W. 265. An indictment, charging that the defendant did sell and give, and cause to be sold and given, intoxicating liquors to a minor, without the written consent of his parent or guardian, was not duplicitous; ...
Texas, Vernon Law Book Company, 1916
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The Encyclopaedia of pleading and practice: under the codes ...
994, in which it was held that a petition which sets out a good cause of action is not duplicitous in combining in one count causes of action for slander and for malicious prosecution. In Gore v. Condon, 87 Md. 368. it was held that a declaration ...
William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie, 1904
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Fakes and Forgeries
BARBARA. SCHAFF. DUPLICITOUS. GAMES: FAKED. AUTHORSHIP. FROM. THE. EIGHTEENTH. TO. THE. TWENTIETH. CENTURY. Speaking about fakes and forgeries usually implies the idea of forging a work of art. The forger is the ...
Peter Knight, Jonathan Long, 2004
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Breaking the Glass Armor: Neoformalist Film Analysis
5. Duplicitous. Narration. and. Stage. Fright. DUPLICITY IN CLASSICAL NARRATION IN S/Z, Roland Barthes discusses the measures a discourse must take in order not to reveal the truth prematurely (and hence bring the narrative to an abrupt ...
Kristin Thompson, 1988
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The Southwestern Reporter
[1] From a reading of the sections of the statute copied above, nnd the indictment, It will clearly appear that the Indictment is not duplicitous or subject to demurrer, although it is prolix, redundant, and pleonastic. It sufficiently charges the offense  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUPLICITOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term duplicitous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Record View: Osborne's big budget con is too transparent to fool …
But what of the attempted sweetener? By Osborne's duplicitous standards, the big con trick in this Budget was actually pretty transparent. «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
2
Star Wars: Lando #1 Review
Balancing the character's rakish wit with his somewhat duplicitous and self serving nature is no easy feat, yet Soule manages to find the sweet ... «IGN, Jul 15»
3
Indian-American jailed for 14 yrs for extortion
Assistant Director in Charge of New York FBI?s Field Office Diego Rodriguez said the "duplicitous" consumer fraud scheme preyed on the ... «India Today, Jul 15»
4
Review: Marvel's 'Ant-Man' Is A Tiny Triumph
... is about to be used for duplicitous purposes by a former protégé (Corey Stoll). The template allows Marvel to play with some new ingredients, ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
5
Jeb Bush says you can love a Mexican and control the border
Bush is being naive or duplicitous here. Given how smart he is supposed to be, I think he is being deceitful about his intentions. Bush fell in love ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
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High taxes result from failing to direct staff
The complaints from committee members that the current process is duplicitous and time-consuming were peculiar since it is council which sets ... «The North Bay Nugget, Jul 15»
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Mean girl: How NeNe Leakes fell into the trap reality TV sets for …
Black women tend to fill a very particular role in reality TV, cast over and over as the duplicitous antihero or the mean hag ready to throw down ... «Fusion, Jul 15»
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Operation Entebbe: When Jewish Life Meant Something
Even the duplicitous Anwar Sadat had yet to be sanitized for the Israeli public. The Israeli-Jew hadn't yet been duped or beaten into submission ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
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“Big Brother 17” Week 2 Recap
Austin plays on this duplicitous personality, yet it has not surfaced, Clay is just bland beyond bland, and Jackie is almost non-existent at times. «LA Canyon News, Jul 15»
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RCA Viktor: His master's voice in Canada – From the medium to the …
... the Orbán regime bestowed upon him as a way of keeping him silent and supportive of the Orbán government's duplicitous conduct. «Hungarian Free Press, Jul 15»

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