What is deformation? By Owais Khattak 8:13:00 PM The term deformation is, like several other structural geology terms, used in different ways by different people and under different circumstances. In most cases, particularly in the ï¬eld, the term refers to the distortion (strain) that is expressed in a (deformed) rock. This is also what the word literally means: a change in form or shape.
1. the principles of government set forth in The Prince by Machiavelli, in which political expediency is exalted above morality and the use of er aft and deceit to maintain authority or to effectuate policy is recommended. Also Machiavellism. 2. activity characterized by subtle cunning, duplicity, or bad faith.
Ernestro Landi assesses Machiavelli, his theories as well as the life of the historical character. Translated by Maurice Cranston. Machiavelli has always had a bad name. To be âmachiavellianâ is to be totally unscrupulous in cunning. âMachiavelâ is one of the stock villains of European drama, sometimes virtually synonymous with Satan.