ill-gotten in English

adjective
1
acquired by illegal or unfair means.
the Mafiosi launder their ill-gotten gains
adjective

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1. 2 Ill-gotten, ill spent.

2. 7 Ill-gotten, ill spent.

3. Ill-gotten goods never prosper.

4. Ill gotten [got] ill spent.

5. 3 Ill-gotten wealth never thrives.

6. Ill-gotten gain [goods] never prosper.

7. 3 Ill gotten [got] ill spent.

8. 4 Ill-gotten goods never prosper.

9. 5 Ill gotten [got] ill spent.

10. Ill gotten money is soon spent. 

11. 1 Ill-gotten gain [goods] never prosper.

12. 2 Ill gotten money is soon spent. 

13. 4 Ill gotten money is soon spent. 

14. 7 Well, I hope you enjoy your ill-gotten gains.

15. 6 He deposited his ill-gotten gains in foreign bank accounts.

16. When they die, their ill-gotten gains help them no more.

17. 10 But the fact remains that Bush's gains are ill-gotten.

18. 8 She tucked her ill-gotten gains into her purse and left.

19. Some sites covet ill - gotten gains and sell the personal information of users.

20. 16 Yet bankers and government alike say they do not welcome ill-gotten gains.

21. 9 His ill-gotten millions are all safely stashed away in a Swiss bank.

22. 21 But many leaders have invested their ill-gotten gains in several different countries.

23. 5 But many leaders have invested their ill-gotten gains in several different countries.

24. 18 So that was where Spencer wasted some of his ill-gotten gains, was it?

25. It is too late to crack down on the oligarchs or seize their ill-gotten gains.

26. 11 The Justice Department alleges the winnings are ill-gotten gains from a money-laundering scheme.

27. 17 The latter were continuing to draw prestige as well as profit from their ill-gotten gains.

28. 15 It is too late to crack down on the oligarchs or seize their ill-gotten gains.

29. But this is the common fate of ill-gotten goods, that, as they came in by Covetousness…

30. 12 But her ill-gotten gains will cripple not only her students,[www.Sentencedict.com] but her young country too.

31. Unlike ordinary criminals, corrupt executives and politicians rarely go to jail or make restitution for their ill-gotten gain.

32. 14 Sadly, the thief who leaves no clues and is careful disposing of his ill-gotten gains is unlikely to be caught.

33. 19 Article 47 The applicable laws chosen by the parties concerned by agreement shall apply to ill-gotten gains and negotiorum gestio.

34. We moved from place to place in our islands using my witchcraft powers, stealing and living off our ill-gotten gains, working only when absolutely necessary.

35. 13 Sometimes those payouts are ill-gotten, and a way of siphoning profit into non-measurable ways, and sometimes it's just a way of currying favor.

36. Commonly called an " Acquittance " account, citizens who believe they received ill-gotten money may deposit those funds into the account to help clear their conscience

37. 20 There undoubtedly has been a property bubble, particularly in the major cities, with prices driven by speculative investment, as the few who have money — often ill-gotten — buy more property.

38. See also the rich and varied examples of " Avoision " (actions that lie between evading and avoiding moral maxims) defended as moral in Leo Katz, Ill-Gotten Gains (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996)

39. Because there’s no way to know which portion of the rubies were bought with ill-gotten wealth, the fine will be determined through a game of wits between the merchant and the king’s most clever advisor – you.

40. Despite doubts they have raised on the allegations that Marcoses illegally Amassed huge sums of money and assets, the Palace official nevertheless acknowledged the 2003 decision of the Supreme Court, which ruled that $683 million in Marcos Swiss bank deposits was ill-gotten.

41. " I expect you 'll find the cash tied up in a big bag in the middle of your bed , " said Herbert , as he bade them good night , " and something horrible squatting up on top of the wardrobe watching you as you pocket your ill-gotten gains . "