ill-gotten

• Qualifie quelque chose, généralement de l'argent ou des biens, obtenu de manière malhonnête, illégale ou contraire à l'éthique.

Describes something, typically money or goods, that has been obtained through dishonest, illegal, or unethical means.

1. Obtained illegally or dishonestlyC1formal

   Acquired through unlawful, unethical, or improper means.

   acquis illicitement

   • The authorities seized all his ill-gotten assets.
   • He lived a lavish lifestyle funded by ill-gotten gains.
   • The company was forced to return its ill-gotten profits.

   Synonymescrookeddishonestfraudulentillegalillegitimateillicitshadyunderhandedunlawful

   Antonymeshonestlawfullegallegitimateproper