Definitions
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- noun Dishonest practices, as in business or politics.
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- noun The activities of
crooks ;crime .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I certainly see that there is violence, mayhem, crookery and deceit all around me.
Judie Fein: Pledge of Peace Judie Fein 2011
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One sure way to be completely safe from any type of legal action is for this committee to look into your crookery.
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A third-rate bookmaker or loan shark would be embarrassed to be associated with this sort of crookery.
See No Evil…… (at least until the next financial year) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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I certainly see that there is violence, mayhem, crookery and deceit all around me.
Judie Fein: Pledge of Peace Judie Fein 2011
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One sure way to be completely safe from any type of legal action is for this committee to look into your crookery.
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Is this all some sort of bizarre coincidence, like deregulation and financial crookery or religious fundamentalism and bizarre rules on human behavior? mrtoads
Re: House GOP Leadership Elections - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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And she still won even with the crookery that went on in Gary which held up the announcement until the middle of the night.
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He was a pillar of society, something that's unusual in the world of crookery.
Diane Francis: Madoff Just the Start of Post-Bubble Scandals 2009
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(Everyone went to 'the private sector' and got their payoffs for their crookery those 8-10 years.)
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(Everyone went to 'the private sector' and got their payoffs for their crookery those 8-10 years.)
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