unrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness"

corruption, corruptness - lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

unscrupulousness - the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty

deceptiveness, obliquity - the quality of being deceptive

deceit, fraudulence - the quality of being fraudulent

deviousness, crookedness - the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

shiftiness, trickiness, rascality, slipperiness - the quality of being a slippery rascal

larcenous, thievishness - having a disposition to steal

untruthfulness - the quality of being untruthful

disingenuousness - the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor

actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"

betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason - an act of deliberate betrayal

charlatanism, quackery - the dishonesty of a charlatan

trick - an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"

falsehood, falsification - the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting