foul play

§English

§Noun

foul play (uncountable)

1. 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 fool play", said Poole, hoarsely

2. 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 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: нечестная игра f (nečéstnaja igrá), грязная игра f (grjáznaja igrá), грубая игра f (grúbaja igrá), игра не по правилам 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: нарушение правил n (narušénije právil)

§See also

• crime
• fraud