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the practice of pretending to feel or act one way while actually pursuing another
- The spy was skilled in duplicity.
- His duplicity cost him the trust of his colleagues.
- The politician's duplicity was exposed by leaked emails.
- They were shocked at the duplicity of their supposed ally.
- She accused him of duplicity in the negotiations.
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a procedural fault in legal pleadings involving contradictory allegations
- The defense objected to the duplicity in the indictment.
- The court dismissed the case due to duplicity in the charges.
- Lawyers must avoid duplicity in drafting legal documents.
- The judge warned that duplicity would render the pleading invalid.
- Duplicity in an indictment can cause confusion for the jury.
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