Dishonesty in United Kingdom

Definition of Dishonesty

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Dishonesty :

An element of liability in *theft, *abstracting electricity, *deception, *handling stolen goods, and some related offences. To convict of such offences the magistrates or jury must be satisfied that what was done was dishonest by the standards of ordinary decent people and that the defendant realized this at the time.