ill-gotten gains

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ill-gotten gains

money or other possessions acquired in a dishonest or illegal fashion. Bill cheated at cards and is now living on his ill-gotten gains. Mary is enjoying her ill-gotten gains. She deceived an old lady into leaving her $5,000 in her will.

See also: gain

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A HENCHMAN of one of Scotland's top drug barons yesterday agreed to hand over pounds 50,000 of his ill-gotten gains. Henchman coughs up by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) CRIMINALS lost over pounds 9 million in the last 12 months as West Midlands Police seized their ill-gotten gains. Cops seize pounds 9 million by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) But the 56-year-old has now been stripped of his ill-gotten gains and was warned by Judge Michael Dudley he faced another seven years behind bars unless he pays up in the next six months. Pay back pounds 2m or go to prison; Brothel owner faces another seven ... by Birmingham Mail (England)			If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything If you don't mind! If you don't see what you want, please ask if you get my drift if you know what's good for you If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas if you must If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys If you play with fire, you get burned if you please If you run after two hares, you will catch neither If you want a thing done well, do it yourself If you want peace, prepare for war If you would be well served, serve yourself if you'll pardon the expression If you're born to be hanged, then you'll never be drowned if you've a mind to do If you've got it, flaunt it! ignorance Ignorance is bliss Ignorance is no excuse ill ill at ease ill will ill-disposed to doing ill-gotten gains illuminate with illustrate with image imagination imagine imagine as imbue with Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery immediate occupancy immemorial immerse in immigrate to some place immunize against impact impact on impaired impale on impart to impasse impeach for impinge on implant in implicate import important			ill-conditioned problem ill-consequence ill-considered ill-considered ill-contrived ill-defined ill-defined ill-disciplined ill-disguised ill-disposed ill-disposed ill-disposed to doing ill-done ill-dressed ill-equipped ill-fame ill-famed ill-fated ill-fated ill-favor ill-favored ill-favoured ill-fed ill-fitting ill-formed ill-founded ill-founded ill-furnished ill-gotten ill-gotten gains ill-gotten goods Ill-health Ill-health Ill-health Ill-health ill-humored ill-humored ill-humoredly ill-humoredly ill-humoured ill-informed ill-intentioned ill-judged ill-judged ill-kempt ILL-L Ill-lived Ill-looking ill-manage ill-mannered ill-mannered ill-manneredly ill-manneredly ill-matched Ill-minded ill-nature ill-natured ill-natured ill-naturedly ill-naturedly

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