Legal Definitions - mendacity

Definition: Mendacity (men-das-uh-tee) is the quality of being untruthful or dishonest. It can also refer to a lie or falsehood.

Examples:

• When the politician was caught in a web of mendacity, he lost the trust of his constituents.
• She couldn't keep up with her own mendacity and eventually confessed to the crime.

The first example illustrates how mendacity can lead to a loss of trust, while the second example shows how it can be difficult to maintain a web of lies.