Foul-play definition

Inappropriate, unethical, or unlawful conduct, especially to disadvantage an opponent.
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Intentionally violent or injurious behavior, especially that suggestive of a criminal act.
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Unfair play; action that breaks the rules of the game.
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Criminal action or violence; esp., murder.
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The definition of foul play is a treacherous action, unfair play or play that breaks the rules of the game.

When a fire is caused by arson, this is an example of a situation when there is foul play.

When someone tackles in football in a way that is against the rules, this is an example of foul play.

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Unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior, especially of a malicious or violent nature.
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Any violation of rules.
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Foul-play Sentence Examples

  • But Muratori, reproducing the account given by one of Thomas's friends, gives no hint of foul play.

  • The king's own legitimate brother Edwin made no attempt on the throne, but in 933 he was drowned at sea under somewhat mysterious circumstances; the later chroniclers ascribe his death to foul play on the part of the king, but this seems more than doubtful.

  • A still more striking contrast is the passionate outburst of sympathy and indignation with which, in the same diary, he comments on the supposed kidnapping of Luther by foul play on his return from the diet of Worms. Without being one of those who in his city took an avowed part against the old ecclesiastical system, and probably without seeing clearly whither the religious ferment of the time was tending - without, that is, being properly speaking a Reformer - Diirer in his art and his thoughts was the incarnation of those qualities of the German character and conscience which resulted in the Reformation; and, personally, with the fathers of the Reformation he lived in the warmest sympathy.

  • Tho the UK media refers to Dr. Kelly's " apparent suicide, " no one has looked into the possibility of foul play.

  • Philoxenus was sent to Philippopolis in Thrace, and afterwards to Gangra in Paphlagonia, where he met his death by foul play in 523.

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