dishonest conduct
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdishonestandconduct
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dishonest
adjective
uk/dɪˈsɒn.ɪst/us/dɪˈsɑː.nɪst/
not ...
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conduct
noun[U]
uk/ˈkɒn.dʌkt/us/ˈkɑːn.dʌkt/
behaviour:
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(Definition ofdishonestandconductfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is wrong; this is not the right thing to do; this isdishonestconduct.
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The third is fordishonestconductin gaming.
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I have never suggested that the criminal law should extend to cover anydishonestconduct.
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But surely there are some forms ofdishonestconductwhich deserve the criminal sanction.
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Any improper, misleading ordishonestconducttowards consumers—or, indeed, in respect of any other aspect of a company's business—would of course be of great concern.
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The second type ofdishonestconductis, having incurred a debt, getting rid of it by lying.
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He has accused us ofdishonestconduct, which has never been the case, and he knows that there has beendishonestconductin his ranks.
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Why should people who are entitled to repayment of their loans have to suffer in those circumstances where there isdishonestconductinduced or grounded in deception in that way?
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Many crimes of dishonesty involve very complex operations, which are deliberately designed to concealdishonestconductand to make their detection and conviction as difficult as possible.
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This study employs data from many countries to describe the nature, extent, and possible consequences ofdishonestconductin and around schooling, higher education, and scientific research.
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