Both Uses of
treachery
in
Oliver Twist
- For the next eight or ten months, Oliver was the victim of a systematic course of treachery and deception.†
Chpt 2treachery = betrayal
- That he had, from his birth, displayed no better qualities than treachery, ingratitude, and malice.†
Chpt 17 *
Definition:
the behavior of someone who pretends to be a friend and then tricks, cheats, or betrays