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Etymology
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Calque
of
Latin
pia
fraus
.
Noun
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pious
fraud
(
countable
and
uncountable
,
plural
pious frauds
)
An act of
innocent
deceit
, technically using the methods of a
fraudster
but for an
honest
,
honorable
purpose
.
White lies are verbal cases of
pious fraud
.
A person involved in such a fraud.