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sharp practice

noun

Definitions

  1. Commercial activity that is possibly dishonest while not actually being illegal.

    • The typical political sharp practice of manipulating history to suit the current agenda.
    • 2007 August 29, letters to the editor, “More reports from the check-in desk”, in The Guardian, If this is not actually illegal, it certainly appears to be a sharp practice.

  2. A lawyer's unfairly taking advantage of an opposing party's missteps or inexperience to…

    A lawyer's unfairly taking advantage of an opposing party's missteps or inexperience to gain an advantage.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sharp practice. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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