dishonest+practices

  • 21Ontario Highway 35 — Highway 35 Route information Existed: 1931 – present Major junctions …

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  • 22Securities Exchange Act of 1934 — Legislation that created the SEC, outlawing dishonest practices in the trading of securities. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

    Financial and business terms

  • 23consumer protection — ➔ protection * * * consumer protection UK US noun [U or C] ► LAW laws and rules intended to protect customers from dishonest practices by sellers: »Identity theft and consumer protection are major concerns »Oklahoma passed a law to strengthen… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 24grifter — grif|ter [ˈgrıftə US ər] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: grift hard work (20 21 centuries), perhaps from graft dishonest practices ] AmE informal someone who dishonestly obtains something, especially money >grift v [T] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25strike off — PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If someone such as a doctor or lawyer is struck off, their name is removed from the official register and they are not allowed to do medical or legal work any more. [BRIT] [be V ed P] ...a company lawyer who had been… …

    English dictionary

  • 26henchman — noun (plural henchmen) 1》 chiefly derogatory a faithful follower or political supporter, especially one prepared to engage in crime or dishonest practices. 2》 historical a squire or page of honour to a person of rank.     ↘(in Scotland) the… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27roguery — n. 1. Knavery, rascality, villany, fraud, cheating, dishonest practices, knavish tricks, trickery, swindling. 2. Waggery, mischief, arch tricks …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 28unfair — /ʌnˈfɛə/ (say un fair) adjective 1. not fair; biased or partial; not just or equitable; unjust. 2. marked by deceptive dishonest practices. {Middle English; Old English unfæger} –unfairly, adverb –unfairness, noun …

  • 29dirty tricks — [n] dishonest practices dirty pool*, funny business*, malicious tactics, monkey business*, shady business, skullduggery, unethical behavior; concepts 59,633,657 …

    New thesaurus

  • 30whistleblower — / wɪs(ə)lˌbləυə/ noun a person who reveals dishonest practices (informal) …

    Dictionary of banking and finance