unfair practice
Americannoun
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any practice in business involving the general public or competing parties that is prohibited by statute and regulated by an appropriate government agency.
Example Sentences
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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
They have filed an unfair practice charge against the union.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024
The rules would codify the Transportation Department’s longstanding interpretation that failing to provide refunds when an airline cancels or significantly changes a U.S. flight constitutes an unfair practice.
From Reuters • Aug. 3, 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 Steinmetz, Andrew
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