Corrupt+practice
61want of principle — index abuse (corrupt practice), bad repute, corruption, perversion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
62wrong use — index abuse (corrupt practice), misapplication, misusage, misuse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
63abuse — a·buse || É™ bjuËz n. misuse; maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language v. misuse; injure, harm, mistreat; insult, malign, curse, revile …
64abused — a·buse || É™ bjuËz n. misuse; maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language v. misuse; injure, harm, mistreat; insult, malign, curse, revile …
65abuses — a·buse || É™ bjuËz n. misuse; maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language v. misuse; injure, harm, mistreat; insult, malign, curse, revile …
66abusing — a·buse || É™ bjuËz n. misuse; maltreatment; corrupt practice; foul language v. misuse; injure, harm, mistreat; insult, malign, curse, revile …
67abuse — I. v. a. 1. Misuse, misemploy, misapply, pervert, prostitute, desecrate, dishonor, profane, pollute, make an ill use of, deceive, impose on, betray, cajole, seduce by cajolery. 2. Maltreat, harm, injure, hurt, ill treat, ill use. 3. Revile,… …
68abuse — verb (t) /əˈbjuz / (say uh byoohz) (abused, abusing) 1. to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse authority; to abuse a confidence. 2. to maltreat; act injuriously towards: to abuse the dog. 3. to inflict a sexual act on (a person),… …
69loot — /lut / (say looht) noun 1. spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war. 2. anything dishonestly and ruthlessly appropriated: a burglar s loot. 3. the act of looting or plundering: the loot of a conquered city. 4. Colloquial money. –verb (t) 5 …
70blow the lid off something — tv. to expose a scandal or corrupt practice; to expose political dishonesty. □ I’m going to blow the lid off another phony candidate. □ The reporter blew the lid off the latest city hall scandal …
