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foul play |
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foul play illegal activity; bad practices. The police investigating the death suspect foul play. Each student got an A on the test, and the teacher imagined it was the result of foul play. foul play 1. actions which are not fair or honest A virus wiped out all our computer-held records. We suspect foul play on the part of an ex-employee. 2. murder It's not clear why the man drowned, but the police haven't ruled out foul play. See fall foul of, fall foul ofHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Stories of foul play and successive murders had always been rife, but never were authenticated. I told her that I suspected foul play, that I followed you both and found her father left to the tender mercies of the savages, deserted by you in the bush. Though she spoke guardedly, her next words revealed suspicions of foul play lurking in her mind--exactly reflecting similar suspicions lurking in Crayford's mind--which so distressed the lieutenant, and so surprised his comrades, as to render them quite incapable of answering her. |
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