Dishonesty

The Academy, despite the significance of the word, especially in bygone times, defines it indirectly, by the quality of being dishonest : the shameless and, in a newer sense, the lack of honesty (see entry ). Furthermore, and quite broadly, that which does not conform —or nonconformity, for the main entry here— to reason or ideas accepted as good, which already implies considerable relativity, and even transparency of time. Finally, as antiquated—which we personally reject, given its continued use as dishonesty—that which is indecent, rude, and discourteous (this is indeed no longer in current usage).

Luis Alcalá-Zamora completes his previous observations by summarizing dishonesty "as shamelessness, immorality and lasciviousness , in an escalation of sexual shamelessness."

In itself and as punishable sexuality , dishonesty has repercussions in the crimes of dishonest abuse, adultery , corruption , statutory rape , abduction , outrage against modesty and rape (v.).