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foul_play

foul play

English

Noun

foul play ‎(uncountable)

Unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior, especially of a malicious or violent nature.
- 1885: Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
  "I think there's been foul play", said Poole, hoarsely
Any violation of rules.

Translations

unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior

Chinese:
Mandarin: 犯規行為, 犯规行为 ‎(fànguī xíngwéi)
Finnish: vilunkipeli
French: mauvais coup m, coup tordu m, coup bas (fr) m, acte de malfaisance f
German: Foulspiel (de) n, Foul Play n

Japanese: ファウル (ja) ‎(fauru), 不法行為 (ja) ‎(ふほうこうい, fuhō kōi)
Russian: нече́стная игра́ f ‎(nečéstnaja igrá), гря́зная игра́ f ‎(grjáznaja igrá), гру́бая игра́ f ‎(grúbaja igrá), игра́ не по пра́вилам f ‎(igrá ne po právilam)

violation of rules

Chinese:
Mandarin: 違反規則, 违反规则 ‎(wéifǎn guīzé)
Finnish: vilppi (fi)
French: faute (fr) f, infraction (fr) f

German: Verletzung der Regeln f
Japanese: 不正行為 ‎(ふせいこうい, fusei kōi)
Russian: наруше́ние пра́вил n ‎(narušénije právil)

See also

crime
fraud