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ill-gotten

[il-got-n]

adjective

  1. acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means.

    ill-gotten gains.



ill-gotten

adjective

  1. obtained dishonestly or illegally (esp in the phrase ill-gotten gains )

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ill-gotten1

First recorded in 1545–55
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"They must have the systems in place to prevent the flow of ill-gotten gains into the financial system," she said.

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The money involved in the frauds was believed to be far less than the true amount of Annie's ill-gotten gains over the years.

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Tech executives, fueled by their ill-gotten crypto gains, are heavily lobbying congressional Republicans right now to make this dystopian dream happen.

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Federal prosecutors and securities regulators in Los Angeles announced charges Friday against prominent short-seller Andrew Left, alleging he made millions of dollars of ill-gotten gains.

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He also agreed to forfeit dozens of designer bags and shoes as well as a money counting machine, all of which prosecutors said were either ill-gotten gains or goods used to further criminal activity.

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