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[ noun ] an act of betrayal

Synonyms

double_cross

Examples

"he gave us the old double cross" "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

For three years , since the liquor territorial conference , Torrio had , with his elastic patience , and because he knew that retaliation could cause only violent warfare and disaster to business , tolerated O_'_Banion 's impudent double-crossing .

Related terms

treachery double_cross

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