crookery
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈkrʊkəri/
- The charity was a front for crookery, defrauding donors out of thousands of dollars.
Examples
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His conviction was based on evidence of extensive crookery in his business dealings.
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It is the result of deliberate GOP crookery at the party leadership level.
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The investigation uncovered a network of crookery involving multiple scams.
Synonyms
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4.0
Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
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4.8
Dishonest or illegal actions by people in power, like taking bribes
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3.7
Bad actions that break the law or moral rules
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2.1
An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage
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5.3
An illegal, violent, or dishonest action that suggests a crime
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3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
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4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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6.0
Secret dishonest actions that harm or make someone look bad, often in politics and business
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8.6
Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
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9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
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5.6
Dishonest actions in business or money matters
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7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
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7.1
Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
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9.9
Dishonest actions that try to trick people to get something
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9.8
Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
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8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
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8.1
Being dishonest and unfair in a way that harms others
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6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
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6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
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6.2
A habit of being dishonest and breaking rules to get money or power
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6.9
Dishonest or secret behavior that seems against the law
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9.9
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
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8.8
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
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8.5
Something that seems wrong, unsafe, or not honest
Antonyms
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crookery comes from crook meaning 'a thief' and the ending -ery that can mean 'action or practice', like cookery for cooking. That's why crookery can mean dishonest action such as cheating or fraud.