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crookery

noun
crook·​ery | \ ˈkru̇-kÉ™-rÄ“ How to pronounce crookery (audio) \

Definition of crookery

: crooked dealings or practices
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Examples of crookery in a Sentence

the dealer encouraged his sales reps to engage in crookery of all sorts, so long as it sold cars

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 But most of all, the NCAA needs Ogunbowale to remind the public that the collegiate model is worth defending, and that the enterprise is more than just crookery. — Sally Jenkins, chicagotribune.com, "As Arike Ogunbowale dances with gusto, the NCAA sidesteps with cowardice," 2 May 2018

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First Known Use of crookery

1927, in the meaning defined above

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