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- verb To
betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually beingaided . - noun An instance of
betrayal of one who has been led to believe that the betrayer was assisting thim.
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Examples
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I think you were right on with the count and the Stupak doublecross put it over the top.
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Liz: It would seem so, though it was also somewhat implied that Ben planned to doublecross MIB all along -- what with the walkie talkie link to Miles and all.
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In case this isn't enough of a doublecross, Senate Democrats are also considering hefty new taxes on health insurance and ... pharmaceutical companies.
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Plus, you also know while Spartan men are big and tough and stuff, never, ever doublecross the women.
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Amazingly, Yul showed the immunity idol to the obstreperous and conniving Jonathan, who being generationally removed from his younger, lazier tribemates was inclined to doublecross his new tribemates for the old tribemates he had previously deserted during the now-infamous mutiny.
Archive 2006-12-01 Ron Buckmire 2006
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Amazingly, Yul showed the immunity idol to the obstreperous and conniving Jonathan, who being generationally removed from his younger, lazier tribemates was inclined to doublecross his new tribemates for the old tribemates he had previously deserted during the now-infamous mutiny.
Brains over Brawn: Yul defeats Ozzy on Survivor Ron Buckmire 2006
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He should've known better than to expect anything but a doublecross from Helios and her crew—and if he had known it, so would have Sisko.
Proud Helios Melissa Scott 2000
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But he wanted to deal with some people who I knew were going to doublecross him.
Double or Nothing Peter David 1999
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"He somehow got the idea that my brother intended to doublecross him by selling information to a rival cartel."
Tek Lab Shatner, William 1991
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It relayed the news that Tregesser commandos had uncrossed the planned doublecross in the Hemebuk Neutrality.
The Dragon Never Sleeps Cook, Glen 1988
oroboros commented on the word doublecross
Origin: when signatures were often simple crosses, a cross over a cross was a reneging on the deal.(According to NPR's Says You)
March 12, 2011