ill-gotten

[il-got-n]

adjective

1. acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means.

   ill-gotten gains.

ill-gotten

adjective

1. obtained dishonestly or illegally (esp in the phrase ill-gotten gains )

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-gotten¹

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

Months before, criminals from the Darkside group took the strange decision to post proof that they had donated some of their ill-gotten bitcoin to charities.

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She added: "They made vast profits from their activities and structured their businesses in a way that tried to conceal their activities and to launder their ill-gotten income."

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He even bought a house for his mother using the ill-gotten cash, prosecutors alleged.

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Additionally, it seeks monetary damages equal to the profits made from the trademark: “so that Defendants are fully disgorged of their ill-gotten gains.”

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"They must have the systems in place to prevent the flow of ill-gotten gains into the financial system," she said.

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