pious fraud (English, noun)
expansion: pious fraud (countable and uncountable, plural pious frauds)
Senses:
glosses: An act of innocent deceit, technically using the methods of a fraudster but for an honest, honorable purpose.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A person involved in such a fraud.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: pious frauds
tags: plural