1) An act of deliberate betrayal 2) Betrayal 3) Betrayal of a trust 4) Breach of faith 5) Disloyalty 6) French word used in English 7) Perfidiousness 8) Treacherousness 9) Treachery 10) Type of War crime Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/perfidy
In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith (e.g., by raising a flag of surrender) with the intention of breaking that promise once the enemy has exposed themselves (e.g., by coming out of cover to capture the `surrendering` enemy). Perfidy constitutes a breach of the laws of war and ther..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfidy
Per'fi·dy (pẽr'fĭ*dȳ) noun ; plural Perfidies (- dĭz). [ Latin perfidia , from Latin perfidus faithless; per (cf. Sanskrit parā away) + fides faith: confer French perfidie . See Faith .] The act of vi... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/53
perfidy 1. The deceitful violation of faith or promise; base breach of faith or betrayal of the trust reposed in someone; treachery. 2. Often, the profession of faith or friendship in order to deceive or to betray. 3. The quality or state of being faithless or disloyal; treachery. 4. An act or an instance of disloyalty. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1609/3