foul play

foul play

n.

Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence.

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foul play

Noun

1. violent activity esp. murder

2. a violation of the rules in a game

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

Translations

foul play n (SPORT) → mala jugada;

(LAW) → muerte f violenta

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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)

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foul play foul n → unnatürlicher or gewaltsamer Tod m;

foul play is not suspected foul → es besteht kein Verdacht auf ein Verbrechen

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foul play n (SPORT) → gioco scorretto;

foul play is not suspected → si è scartata l'ipotesi del delitto (or dell'attentato etc)