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  • 1unethical — UK US /ʌnˈeθɪkəl/ adjective ► morally wrong: »The Financial Services Authority s probe into unethical and illegal trading is focussing on the top 20 fund managers of unit trust companies. »unethical behaviour/conduct/practices »What is considered …

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  • 2unethical — I adjective corrupt, corruptible, dishonest, dishonorable, disreputable, ignoble, immoral, inglorious, questionable, shady, uncommendable, unconscionable, underhanded, unfair, unprincipled, unprofessional, unscrupulous, unworthy, wrong II index… …

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  • 3unethical conduct — Behavior that falls below or violates the professional standards in a particular field. In law, this can include attorney misconduct or ethics violations. The standards for conduct to be observed by attorneys can be found in the Code of… …

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  • 4unethical use — index exploitation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5unethical — 1871, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + ethical (see ETHICS (Cf. ethics)) …

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  • 6unethical — [adj] dishonest, immoral cheating, corrupt, crooked, dirty*, dirty dealing*, dishonorable, disreputable, double crossing*, fake, fishy*, flimflam*, fly by night*, illegal, improper, mercenary, scam*, shady*, sharp*, slick*, slippery*, sneaky*,… …

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  • 7unethical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not morally correct. DERIVATIVES unethically adverb …

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  • 8unethical — [spelling only] …

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  • 9unethical — [[t]ʌ̱ne̱θɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone s behaviour as unethical, you think it is wrong and unacceptable according to a society s rules or people s beliefs. It s simply unethical to promote and advertise such a dangerous product …

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  • 10unethical — adj. unethical to + inf. (it was unethical of them to do that) * * * [ˌʌn eθɪk(ə)l] unethical to + inf. (it was unethical of them to do that) …

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