ill-gotten gains

1. Benefits obtained in an evil manner or by dishonest means, as in They duped their senile uncle into leaving them a fortune and are now enjoying their ill-gotten gains. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

The alleged misrepresentation about how she would use the property saved money on her mortgage rate, the indictment says, and over the life of the loan James reaped nearly $19,000 in what were described as ill-gotten gains.

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Constance added that since 2008 more than £156m of "ill-gotten gains" had been distributed through the CashBack for Communities scheme, supporting 1.4m young people.

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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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The money involved in the frauds was believed to be far less than the true amount of Annie's ill-gotten gains over the years.

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