(dishonest practice)

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• dishonest — I adjective beguiling, bogus, cheating, conniving, conscienceless, contrary to fact, corrupt, corruptible, counterfeit, cunning, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, delusive, delusory, designing, destitute of good faith, destitute of integrity,… …   Law dictionary

• practice — prac‧tice [ˈprækts] noun 1. [uncountable] the work done by a particular profession, especially lawyers or doctors who are working for themselves rather than a public organization: • Mr. Barr returned to private law practice in the mid 1990s. •… …   Financial and business terms

• dishonest — [dis än′ist] adj. [ME < OFr deshoneste, altered (after des , DIS ) < L dehonestus: see DE & HONEST] not honest; lying, cheating, etc. dishonestly adv. SYN. DISHONEST implies the act or practice of telling a lie, or of cheating, deceiving,… …   English World dictionary

• practice — /ˈpræktəs / (say praktuhs) noun 1. habitual or customary performance: normal business practice. 2. a habit or custom. 3. repeated performance or systematic exercise for the purpose of acquiring skill or proficiency: practice makes perfect. 4.… …  

• dishonest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. false, untrustworthy, deceitful, cheating, fraudulent, crooked. See falsehood, improbity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not honest] Syn. deceiving, lying, untruthful, double dealing, deceitful,… …   English dictionary for students

• PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — CIVIL Court Sessions The courts of three (judges) exercising jurisdiction in civil matters (see bet din ) held their sessions during the day, but – following Jethro s advice to Moses that judges should be available at all times (Ex. 18:22) – they …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• sharp practice — ➔ practice * * * sharp practice UK US noun [U] UK COMMERCE ► a way of behaving in business that is dishonest but not illegal: »The building industry brought in rules to protect customers from sharp practice. »The penalties for sharp practice in… …   Financial and business terms

• sharp practice — N UNCOUNT (disapproval) You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving, especially in business or professional matters, that you think is clever but dishonest. He accused some solicitors of sharp practice in quoting low… …   English dictionary

• sharp practice — noun Commercial activity that is possibly dishonest while not actually being illegal. The typical political sharp practice of manipulating history to suit the current agenda. Syn: bad faith …   Wiktionary

• sharp practice — noun uncount OLD FASHIONED dishonest business activities …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sharp practice — ► NOUN ▪ dishonest or barely honest dealings …   English terms dictionary