dishonourable conduct

collocation in English

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dishonourable
adjective
uk
/dɪˈsɒn.ə.rə.bəl/us
/dɪˈsɑː.nɚ.ə.bəl/
A dishonourable action causes embarrassment and a loss of ...
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conduct
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.dʌkt/us
/ˈkɑːn.dʌkt/
behaviour:
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(Definition ofdishonourableandconductfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A man who is dismissed from one of these great societies through unprofessional ordishonourableconduct may to-morrow offer himself as a public accountant.
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He has been found guilty ofdishonourableconduct.
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If, therefore, the whole basis of complaint is thedishonourableconduct, why this bringing in of the payment?
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I have not accused anyone ofdishonourableconduct.
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Thedishonourableconductmay be less that of the civil servants than that of the politicians involved who may have misbehaved.
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I do not make any charge ofdishonourableconduct.
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Will the royal commission's investigations stretch over thedishonourableconductof parts of the press?
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He might be the owner of a private company which has been found guilty of some discreditable ordishonourableconduct.
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If we are to deal with every case ofdishonourableconduct, we shall spend our whole time on it.
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That is an accusation of possibledishonourableconductunder hypothetical circumstances.
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If he chooses to use the word "collusion", and apply it to me in that context, he is attributingdishonourableconduct—he should be ashamed of doing so.
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There is no accusation ofdishonourableconduct.
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He is guilty ofdishonourableconduct.
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When we are consideringdishonourableconductit is quite clear that conduct can be extremely dishonourable if it involves a breach of faith, although no money passes at all.
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