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foul play en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior, especially of a malicious or violent nature.
    • An autopsy, pending a toxicology report, would determine the cause of death, the Los Angeles county medical examiner said. Foul play was not suspected, said Cap Scot Williams, who leads the city’s police robbery homicide division that is investigating Perry’s death. 2023 October 30, Sian Cain, “Friends stars release statement after death of Matthew Perry: ‘We were more than just castmates’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • 'I think there's been foul play,' said Poole, hoarsely. 1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 57:
  2. (uncountable) Any violation of rules.

Relateds

fraud · crime

Translations (40)

pt delito (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · hu szabálytalanság (violation of rules) · cmn 犯規行為 /犯规行为 (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · ja 不法行為 (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · fr faute (violation of rules) · hu idegenkezűség (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · pt delito (violation of rules) · de Foul Play (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · pt jogo sujo (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · hu bűncselekmény (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · fr mauvais coup (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · hu csalás (violation of rules) · pt falta (violation of rules) · cmn 違反規則 /违反规则 (violation of rules) · fi vilppi (violation of rules) · es juego sucio (violation of rules) · de Foulspiel (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · es juego sucio (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · pt infração (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · ru игра́ не по пра́вилам (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · fr coup tordu (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · ru нече́стная игра́ (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · ru гру́бая игра́ (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · pt transgressão (violation of rules) · ru наруше́ние пра́вил (violation of rules) · hu becstelenség (violation of rules) · pt falta (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · pl faul (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · ja 不正行為 (violation of rules) · fr acte de malfaisance (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · id pelanggaran (violation of rules) · pt infração (violation of rules) · fr infraction (violation of rules) · hu erőszak (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · pt ofensa (violation of rules) · fi vilunkipeli (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · ru гря́зная игра́ (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · ja ファウル (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior) · hu tisztességtelenség (violation of rules) · de Verletzung der Regeln (violation of rules)