Hypertext Webster Gateway: "roguery"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Roguery \Rogu"er*y\, n.
1. The life of a vargant. [Obs.]
2. The practices of a rogue; knavish tricks; cheating; fraud;
dishonest practices.
'Tis no scandal grown, For debt and roguery to quit
the town. --Dryden.
3. Arch tricks; mischievousness.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
roguery
n : reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or
annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making},
{mischievousness}, {deviltry}, {devilry}, {devilment}, {rascality},
{roguishness}, {shenanigan}]
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