Essentially, Dueling Book's policy prevents a duelist from lying to the opponent about not having a "hand trap". What Is a Hand Trap? The term "hand trap" is an unofficial term used to describe any Monster, Spell, or Trap Card effect which activates in the hand in response to some action. More @Wikipedia
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