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sharp practices

sharp practices is the plural of sharp practice.

Meaning of sharp practice

Noun

sharp practice (countable and uncountable, plural sharp practices)

  1. Commercial activity that is possibly dishonest while not actually being illegal.
    • The typical political sharp practice of manipulating history to suit the current agenda.
  2. A lawyer's unfairly taking advantage of an opposing party's missteps or inexperience to gain an advantage.
    Synonyms:
    bad faith

Questions about sharp practices

What is sharp practices the plural of?
Sharp practices is the plural of sharp practice.

Words near sharp practices in the dictionary

  1. sharp end
  2. sharp end of one's tongue
  3. sharp ends
  4. sharp power
  5. sharp practice
  6. sharp practices
  7. sharp rush
  8. sharp rushes
  9. sharp s
  10. sharp s's
  11. sharp sand

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