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ill-gotten

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ill-got·ten (lgtn)
adj.
Obtained in an evil manner or by dishonest means: ill-gotten gains.
ill-gotten
Adjective
obtained dishonestly or illegally: ill-gotten gains
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Adj.1.ill-gotten - obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains"
dirty
illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
Translations

ill-gotten [ˈɪlgɔtn] adj [gains etc] → mal adquirido
ill-gotten [ˈɪlgɔtn] adj [gains etc] → mal acquis(e)
ill-gotten [ˈɪlgɔtn] adj ill-gotten gains → unrechtmäßig erworbener Gewinn m
ill-gotten [ˈɪlgɔtn] adj ill-gotten gains → maltolto


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That he had great hoards of ill-gotten gold buried somewhere about his tumble-down dwelling was not reasonably to be doubted by any honest soul conversant with the facts of local tradition and gifted with a sense of the fitness of things.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
"And I have told thee already, Ricote, that I will not," said Sancho; "let it content thee that by me thou shalt not be betrayed, and go thy way in God's name and let me go mine; for I know that well-gotten gain may be lost, but ill-gotten gain is lost, itself and its owner likewise.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
And I'd be a soap-boxer if I didn't have the spending of my father's ill-gotten gains.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
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