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What does deception mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word deception? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
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Gain an understanding of the aggressor's body language, and the rituals of aggression and deception that he will use against you.
An assessment that has since been revealed as naive at best and base deception at worst.
It was he who through his manipulation and deception engineered the capture and ransom of my beloved daughter.
The old soldier, who learned a long time ago to recognize deception and diversion, is gonna fix their wagon.
And of course a working knowledge of the properties of metals could easily lend itself to deception and fraud.
In short, by 1885, quite separately from rape, it was already unlawful to procure sexual intercourse by deception.

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