foul play

noun

: violence
especially : murder

Examples of foul play in a Sentence

There is no evidence of foul play. the coroner ruled that there was no evidence of foul play
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The cause of death has not been determined but there were no signs of foul play, police said. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025 Still, if Lark is connected to Jimmy (Ian Tracey), there's a possibility of foul play. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024 An initial investigation did not find any evidence of foul play, according to the sheriff’s office, which is probing the death with the medical examiner-coroner and district attorney’s offices. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024 On Monday evening, McDonnell announced that Hannah was voluntarily separated from her day-to-day world and isn’t the subject of trafficking or foul play. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foul play 

Word History

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foul play was in 1546

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“Foul play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20play. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

foul play

noun
: unfair dealing : dishonest conduct
especially : violence sense 1
a victim of foul play

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