Knavery \Knav"er*y\, n.; pl. {Knaveries}. 1. The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action. This is flat knavery, to take upon you another man's name. --Shak. 2. pl. Roguish or mischievous tricks. --Shak.
knavery n : lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing [syn: {dishonesty}]