scoundreldom

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

scoundrel +‎ -dom

Noun[edit]

scoundreldom (uncountable)

  1. All scoundrels or scoundrel-like activities, considered as a group
    • 2009 January 13, Andrew Ross Sorkin, “In Madoff, a Court Trusts”, in New York Times[1]:
      The authorities say that he admitted to stealing as much as $50 billion, which, if true, would place him at the top of financial scoundreldom.