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unfair practice

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noun

  1. unfair competition.

  2. any practice in business involving the general public or competing parties that is prohibited by statute and regulated by an appropriate government agency.


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Still, regulated U.S. platforms such as Kalshi have policies banning insider trading, which is seen as an unfair practice by many investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

Rights groups, lawyers and opposition leaders have hailed the order as a "turning point" in tackling the unfair practice that has gone unchecked for years.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024

The new policies prompted the Associated Chino Teachers union to file an unfair practice charge against the district this week with the state Public Employment Relations Board.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

Meanwhile, the company said on Monday it had filed unfair practice charges against the union for refusing to bargain in good faith.

From Reuters ● Jan. 11, 2022

The presumed offender was well known in society as a skilful card-player, but by those who had been most intimate with him was considered incapable of any unfair practice.

From The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) by Andrew Steinmetz

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