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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 (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 foul play n How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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