discreditable
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It found he had breached standards including honesty and integrity, equality and diversity, and discreditable conduct.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Mr Bennett - who wrote a Met drugs strategy in 2017 - was found in 2023 to have breached force standards for honesty and integrity, orders and instructions and discreditable conduct and was sacked.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
By the way, the search for waste, fraud and abuse — call it WFA — has a long and discreditable history.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025
By failing to provide the sample, Mr Bennett, who has been suspended on full pay since July 2021, was found to have breached force standards for honesty and integrity, orders and instructions and discreditable conduct.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023
Furious with himself for having given away a discreditable secret, he vented his rage on Bernard.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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