deception

The crime of human trafficking, as defined by the United Nations, involves the illegal recruitment, transportation or harbouring of people through fraud, deception or abuse of power.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The Kansas City district has denied breaking the law, and in a letter to the government last month, it offered a narrow interpretation of deception as a rare exception.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

“These tools have not. Too often they came after the deception, after years of Meta knowing about the risks to kids, even after the states started investigating Meta for its deceptive behavior.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Last week, Fifa and Infantino were accused of breaking trust "through deception", in an open letter issued by Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The principal, unable to prove the deception, but certain that it had happened, finally let me go.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

As “Love Island” alumnus Rob Rausch frequently reminded us and himself, whatever deceptions he committed were all part of playing a game.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

Pandaram, meanwhile, is an uxorious family man struggling to marry off a spoiled daughter, and the story turns on the scams and deceptions he faces in arranging her future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

This time it was Elsie's failing health that kept him out of prison and he stayed quiet until her death in 2002 before the deceptions dangerously escalated.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

She also pointed out that, in addition to the DOJ lawyers’ deceptions, at least six witnesses for the government in this case were “unprepared or defiant in their refusal to answer questions,” including ICE officials.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2025

“You’ve done your homework,” said the girl, “but any wight could know my name and birthplace. Unfortunately for you, I no longer find your deceptions interesting.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs