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foul play

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foul play
n.
Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence.

foul play
Noun
1. violent activity esp. murder
2. a violation of the rules in a game
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.foul play - unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence)
evil, wickedness, immorality, iniquity - morally objectionable behavior

foul play
noun crime, fraud, corruption, deception, treachery, criminal activity, duplicity, dirty work, double-dealing, skulduggery, chicanery, villainy, sharp practice, perfidy, roguery, dishonest behaviour
Translations
Spanish foul play n (SPORT) → mala jugada;
(LAW) → muerte f violenta

French foul play foul n (Sport) → jeu déloyal;
(Law) → acte criminel;
foul play is not suspected → la mort (or l'incendie etc) n'a pas de causes suspectes, on écarte l'hypothèse d'un meurtre (or d'un acte criminel)

German foul play foul nunnatürlicher or gewaltsamer Tod m;
foul play is not suspected foul → es besteht kein Verdacht auf ein Verbrechen

Italian foul play n (SPORT) → gioco scorretto;
foul play is not suspected → si è scartata l'ipotesi del delitto (or dell'attentato etc)

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Stories of foul play and successive murders had always been rife, but never were authenticated.
I told her that I suspected foul play, that I followed you both and found her father left to the tender mercies of the savages, deserted by you in the bush.
Though she spoke guardedly, her next words revealed suspicions of foul play lurking in her mind--exactly reflecting similar suspicions lurking in Crayford's mind--which so distressed the lieutenant, and so surprised his comrades, as to render them quite incapable of answering her.
 
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