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noun

Rascality n. (pl. rascalities)

The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.

The poorer and lower classes of people. (Obs.) "The chief heads of their clans with their several rascalities"

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Etymology of 'Rascality'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Rascality" Quotes from Famous Books

... minutes. I talked so long with the Prioress that it was late before I reached the Prefecture. He had been to Paris. He explained all that tissue of rascality to the Emperor, so that no blame might fall on the wrong shoulders. Luckily His Majesty disliked Ratoneau; the man smoked and swore ...

— Angelot - A Story of the First Empire • Eleanor Price

... interest, the firm endeavoured to continue the business with a working capital chiefly derived from the funds deposited by private persons at 8 per cent, per annum. All might have gone well but for the rascality of the native agriculturists, who brought about the failure of the house in 1875 by taking loans and delivering no produce. The news amazed everybody. Trade was, for the moment, completely paralyzed. The great firm, which for years had been the mainspring of all Philippine mercantile ...

— The Philippine Islands • John Foreman

... the Baker, "a sweet tooth!" Even Uncle says, "Good folks! See what comes of stupid jokes!" But the honest farmer: "Guy! What concern is that to I?" Through the place in short there went One wide murmur of content: "God be praised! the town is free From this great rascality!" ...

— Max and Maurice - a juvenile history in seven tricks • William [Wilhelm] Busch

... was in a terrible passion, and her raving curses were fearful to hear. Rodney pitied her, though she cursed him. He was indignant at his companion's rascality, and offered to go with her and try to find him. It was two o'clock in the morning. He looked round for his hat, collar, and handkerchief; but they were gone. The thief had taken them with him. Taking Bill's old hat, he went out with the woman, and looked into the oyster-cellars and ...

— The Runaway - The Adventures of Rodney Roverton • Unknown

... ownership and of a more equitable distribution of profits, and at the same time a better service to the commonwealth. We believe that the administration should be for the benefit of the many; and that greed and rascality, practiced on a large scale, should be punished as relentlessly as if practiced on ...

— State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt • Theodore Roosevelt

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