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miscreancy

[ mis-kree-uhn-see ]

noun

  1. the state or condition of a miscreant; villainy.
  2. Archaic. miscreance.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of miscreancy1

First recorded in 1605–15; miscre(ant) + -ancy
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Things go too far, inevitably, and Tyler begins to seem less like Laura’s partner in miscreancy and more like an agent of disaster.

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It seems appropriate, therefore, to inaugurate the Pete Rose Chalice for sporting miscreancy.

If oaths are to be violated, laws disregarded, friendship betrayed, humanity trampled, national and individual honor stained, and if a jury of fathers and of husbands will give such miscreancy a passport to their homes, and wives, and daughters,—farewell to all that yet remains of Ireland!

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