He brought his case before Parliament, and was able to prove that there had been, if not deliberate dishonesty, at least the very grossest carelessness on the part of his assailants.

For example, under English law it was held in R. v. Sinclair that "[t]o cheat and defraud is to act with deliberate dishonesty to the prejudice of another person's proprietary right."

Multiple independent reports of the same event can create a perception that something is more serious than it is, a problem exacerbated both by well-intentioned exaggeration and deliberate dishonesty.

Baldwin historian Jane Root, however, assessed that "he had a history not merely of imprudence, but of deliberate dishonesty."

And we find that mistakes and misunderstandings are a far more common cause of complaint than deliberate dishonesty or someone trying to cheat you or rip you off.

But is it proper to meet mass insanity with deliberate dishonesty?

He writes that "An accusation of 'denial' is serious, suggesting either deliberate dishonesty or self-deception.

"The question is whether all this permits a deliberate dishonesty, which is equally a very serious allegation to make about anybody giving evidence under oath."

Leveson says the large question is whether "all of this" permits an allegation of deliberate dishonesty.

Following the construction of 'Beauly Lodge' at New Town, he misappropriated fees collected by his office, a board of inquiry ordered repayment but exonerated him from deliberate dishonesty.