1. the practices or behavior of a mountebank; deceptive or fraudulent schemes, especially those involving false claims or quack remedies
Usage: formal; often refers to medical or commercial fraud

Examples

• The doctor’s mountebankery was exposed when his miracle cure proved to be nothing more than sugar pills.
• She dismissed the politician’s promises as mere mountebankery designed to win votes.
• The investigation revealed years of mountebankery in the supplement industry.
• His reputation was ruined by accusations of mountebankery and false advertising.
• The medical board cracked down on mountebankery among unlicensed practitioners.
• Critics called the new therapy program sophisticated mountebankery.