du·plic·i·ty /dü-'pli-sə-tē, dyü-/ n pl -ties [Late Latin duplicitat - duplicitas duality, double-dealing, from Latin duplex twofold]
1: the use of deceptive words or actions
2: the use of more than one claim, allegation, or defense in a single paragraph of a pleading; esp: the improper charging of more than one offense in one count in a charging instrument (as an indictment) compare misjoinder, multiplicity
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.