foul play

foul play

n.

Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence.

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foul play

n

1. unfair or treacherous conduct esp with violence

2. (Team Sports, other than specified) a violation of the rules in a game or sport

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

foul play - unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence) evil, wickedness, immorality, iniquity - morally objectionable behavior

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foul play

noun crime, fraud, corruption, deception, treachery, criminal activity, duplicity, dirty work, double-dealing, skulduggery, chicanery, villainy, sharp practice, perfidy, roguery, dishonest behaviour He has been the victim of foul play.

Translations

foul play

n

(Sport) → unfaires or regelwidriges Spiel; (= fouls) → Fouls pl

(fig) → Unredlichkeiten pl; the police do not suspect foul play → die Polizei hat keinen Verdacht auf einen unnatürlichen or gewaltsamen Tod; there was no evidence of foul play → es gab keine Beweise, die auf Mord or einen gewaltsamen Tod schließen ließen

foul play n

a. (murder) → delitto, atto criminale; (dishonesty) → imbroglio, raggiro
the police suspect foul play → la polizia sospetta si tratti di un delitto
a body has been found, but foul play is not suspected → è stato rinvenuto un cadavere, ma si è scartata l'ipotesi di un omicidio

b. (Sport) → gioco scorretto

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foul play n

a. (murder) → delitto, atto criminale; (dishonesty) → imbroglio, raggiro
the police suspect foul play → la polizia sospetta si tratti di un delitto
a body has been found, but foul play is not suspected → è stato rinvenuto un cadavere, ma si è scartata l'ipotesi di un omicidio

b. (Sport) → gioco scorretto