foul play noun
[noncount] 1 : criminal violence or murder
▪ She is still missing, and the police now suspect that she may have been a victim of foul play. [=that she may have been murdered or harmed in some way] ▪ There is no evidence of foul play. 2 : unfair or dishonest acts
▪ The company's deal with the government has brought cries/accusations of foul play [=claims that there have been unfair or dishonest acts] from its competitors.
▪ She is still missing, and the police now suspect that she may have been a victim of foul play. [=that she may have been murdered or harmed in some way] ▪ There is no evidence of foul play.
▪ The company's deal with the government has brought cries/accusations of foul play [=claims that there have been unfair or dishonest acts] from its competitors.
