👉 Crookery, also known as crookedness or crookedness, is a moral concept that refers to the act of deliberately deceiving others by using deceitful means. It involves concealing one's true intentions or actions in order to deceive someone else into believing they are doing something good or right. The term originated from the Latin word "croque," which means "to cut off" or "to split." In English, crookery can be translated as "dishonesty"