foul play
noun/ˌfaʊl ˈpleɪ/
/ˌfaʊl ˈpleɪ/
[uncountable]- criminal or violent activity that causes somebody’s death
- Police immediately began an investigation, but did not suspect foul play (= did not suspect that the person had been murdered).
- The police found no evidence of foul play.
- The police have ruled out foul play in the case of his death.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + foul play- suspect
- rule out
- evidence of foul play
- (British English) dishonest or unfair behaviour, especially during a sports game
- He was sent off for foul play.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deliberate
- serious
- be guilty of
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