Synonym: conjuration, conjuring trick, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, misrepresentation, thaumaturgy, trick. Similar words: reception, deceptive, inception, exception, perception, conception, apperception, susceptible. Meaning: [dɪ'sepʃn] 
n. 1. a misleading falsehood 2. the act of deceiving 3. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.
n. 1. a misleading falsehood 2. the act of deceiving 3. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers. 
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61) The denial of the Holocaust is the latest twist in this tale of conspiracy and deception.
62) The charge should be attempted theft or obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.
63) An example is where a transaction is void for fraud but the accused obtains possession or control by deception.
64) We decided the deception was the worst part of it and agreed to give honesty a try.
65) Second, there is the inclination of followers in some circumstances to collaborate in their own deception.
66) It would, however, be incorrect to deduce that in the nineteenth century only outright deception was commented upon.
67) Why, he asked, did the only lie detector test given indicate deception?
68) But you must watch for underhand dealings, if not deception,[Sentencedict.com] in early April and July.
69) The great majority of revolutionary populists resolutely rejected the deception and unprincipled adventurism of a few untypical deviants like Nechaev.
70) The trouble was that George had a needling propensity for deception that could not be slaked.
71) She had thought he would wipe the floor with her if he ever learned of her deception.
72) She really wasn't any good at this game of deception - especially where her friend was concerned.
73) Anyway, the upshot is an awkward dinner party seasoned with deception and mistaken identity.
74) They practiced deception and betrayed their own people, and so created nothing that could be built upon.
75) But the main reason for my silence was that secrecy and deception had by then become second nature to me.
76) The world of politics is a world of deception and intrigue.
77) The male pied flycatcher is unusual in using deception to achieve his ends.
78) Worse still, they are accused of invoking official secrecy to conceal the deception.
79) Nine people have been charged with conspiring to obtain mortgage advances by deception from various building societies.
80) Machiavelli, in giving advice to his Prince(sentencedict.com), spoke openly of the importance of deception.
81) Most people commonly employ dishonesty and deception as a means to get through life safely and advantageously. Dr T.P.Chia 
82) Randhawa admitted obtaining by deception, burglary, handling stolen goods and making a threat to kill Miss Nazir.
83) Physical intimacy promises to seal and secure the relationship, but this is a deception.
84) Wilby, a divorced father-of-three, from Barnsley, admitted obtaining money by deception and was given a 180-hour community service order.
85) For one consequence of the whole deception was to guarantee my job security.
86) The accused may, however, be guilty of theft of the money or of obtaining the money by deception.
87) Specifically, it can uncover disciplinary partiality, ideology, hidden interests, professional skullduggery, deception and illusion.
88) Black pleaded guilty to the theft and obtaining ￡85 by deception from Wagers bookmakers.
89) She was remanded on bail at Swindon Magistrates charged with obtaining money by deception.
90) Furthermore, expectation of an indefinite number of future meetings means that deception or conflict are much less attractive options.
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