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Noun: double-crossing  'dú-bul'kró-sing
  1. An act of betrayal
    "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing";
    - double-cross
Verb: double-cross  ,dú-bul'krós
  1. Betray by double-dealing
    "The spy double-crossed his handlers and sold secrets to the enemy"

Derived forms: double-crossings

See also: spoil

Type of: betray, betrayal, perfidy, sell, treachery, treason

Encyclopedia: Double-cross