"Deceitful practices" refers to behaviors or actions that are intended to trick or deceive someone. It means someone is being dishonest or misleading in order to gain an advantage or to manipulate others in a dishonest way. Full definition
The MEF engaged in deceitful practices in the process of the organization of the awards event by selecting companies for awards even when the companies had not submitted information meeting the designed criteria and also forged documents meant to deceive the Committee and Parliament as a whole; and (citifmonline.com)
«The MEF engaged in deceitful practices in the process of the organization of the awards event by selecting companies for awards even when the companies had not submitted information meeting the designed criteria and also forged documents meant to deceive the Committee and Parliament as a whole,» they said in their report. (citifmonline.com)
Not so with Ulrich and his caravan of total corruption, mismanagement, dysfunction, incompetence and deceitful practices that defy accountable leadership (that leads by example). (queens-politics.com)