dishonesty Copy link Outline 1. fraus, dis, f.2. mălĭtia (the quality subjectively; fraus is the same, objectively considered3. imprŏbĭtas (gen. term, including all unprincipled conduct)4. dŏlus mălus ("quum aliud sit simulatum, aliud actum"5. mendācium (in words) • dishonesty: 1. fraus, dis, f.: wrong is done either by violence or d., aut vi aut injuria fit injuria, Cic.: that compound of d. and falsehood, qui esset totus ex fraude et mendacio factus, Cic.: v. fraud. 2. mălĭtia (the quality subjectively; fraus is the same, objectively considered: defined by Cic. as, versuta et fallax nocendi ratio, N. D. 3, 30, 75): by false accusation and d. (to claim money), per calumniam malitiamque, Cic.: to have recourse to all possible d., ad omnem m. et fraudem mentem versare, Cic. (N.B. Malitia is stronger than the Eng. dishonesty, implying deliberate intention to injure or defraud.) 3. imprŏbĭtas (gen. term, including all unprincipled conduct): Cic.: Phaedr.: v. wickedness. 4. dŏlus mălus ("quum aliud sit simulatum, aliud actum": a legal term): Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74. 5. mendācium (in words): v. supr. (1).