Ill-gotten (Adjective)
Meaning
Obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician was accused of using ill-gotten funds to finance his campaign.
- The company's ill-gotten profits were seized by the government as part of the corruption investigation.
- The wealthy businessman was known for his ill-gotten wealth, which he had amassed through shady dealings.
- The thieves were caught and forced to return the ill-gotten goods they had stolen from the store.
- The corrupt official was brought to justice and forced to forfeit his ill-gotten gains, which were donated to charity.