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May 20, 2012

dishonesty n.: improbity

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Governor Ryan [commissioned a report that] examined how driver’s license programs are run in Illinois. . . . The report describes a too-trusting attitude for validating an applicant’s identity and residence, a situation that ripens the potential for improbity. (Chicago Sun-Times, “Good Start, but More Is Needed,” 11/30/2000.)

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