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ill-begotten
ill-begotten adj. 
/ˌɪlbiˈɡɑtn/
Brit. /ˌɪlbᵻˈɡɒtn/
, /ˌɪlbᵻˈɡɒtn/U.S. /ˌɪlbəˈɡɑtn/
, /ˌɪlbəˈɡɑtn//ˌɪlbiˈɡɑtn/Π
1686 S. Kaye Έισόπτρον τοῦ Χριστιανίσμου v. 176 One perhaps, will dedicate some part of his ill begotten Estate to pious and charitable Uses.
1784 Wit's Mag. Apr. 152/2 Waken'd conscience gave such twitches About his ill-begotten riches.
1828 T. Pitkin Polit. & Civil Hist. USA II. xii. 46 Those who have engrossed commodities may suffer..the loss of their ill-begotten hoards.
1962 Life 31 Aug. 70/3 The robbers had vanished without a trace and were free to spend their ill-begotten gains.
2009 Salt Lake Tribune (Nexis) 26 May His fees were paid with ill-begotten gains from Southwick's fraudulent schemes.
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- under the hatch
- under the hatches
- under the hoof
- under the impression
- under the influence
- under the lind
- under the line
- under the mark
- under the mask of
- under the means of grace
- under the microscope
- under the moon
- under the name
- under the name etc of
- under the name of
- under the notion of
- under the open air
- under the pain of rebellion
- under the pay of
- under the penalty of
- under the person of
- under the plough
- under the press
- under the radar
- under the reverence of