Unscrupulous
unscrupulous (adjective) - a person prepared to act in a dishonest way to get what they want
thoroughly unscrupulous
unscrupulous operators
unscrupulous operators disregard the law with impunity
unscrupulous employers
exploited by unscrupulous employers
safeguards to protect it from being exploited by unscrupulous employers
find himself at the mercy of the unscrupulous bosses
allowed unscrupulous employers to avoid laws
had a partner who was unscrupulous so he was utterly vulnerable
open to abuse by unscrupulous and dishonest persons
what if the information fell into the hands of unscrupulous individuals?
allow unscrupulous business people to cheat customers
unscrupulous bird exporters just don't care about the birds at all
defending workers in job-related grievances against unscrupulous administrators and illegitimate managerial practices
the most unscrupulous, manipulative, bandwagon-jumping reptile in the history of popular entertainment
the unscrupulous director put his hand in the till and got hold of pension fund money
unscrupulous landlords
punishing unscrupulous landlords and discouraging others who might seek to utilise extra-legal means for the removal of their tenants
unscrupulous businessmen
a generally unscrupulous lot
unscrupulous con-men and con-women too
unscrupulous sellers could counterfeit virtually anything
another key element in Russian culture was alcohol, the unscrupulous introduction of which to the unsophisticated natives by traders led in many cases to addiction
when he died in 1324 his coheiresses were subjected to unscrupulous treatment to persuade them to surrender their portions of the inheritance
Example sentences:
* Make sure the man you choose to fall in love with is not as false and unscrupulous as my husband is.
* In his desire for total power he has become completely unscrupulous.
* Millions will be openly exploited by unscrupulous employers this year.
* Unscrupulous operators disregard the law with impunity.
* Oh Rune, how could you be so, so unscrupulous?
* They were a generally unscrupulous lot.
* That Captain's a mighty unscrupulous man.
* You unscrupulous, lying bastard!
* Commissions were paid to hospital employees and unscrupulous doctors in order them to get to use the new drug.
* The deal was all too similar to others that he knew unscrupulous businessmen had perpetrated in this country and others.
* Unscrupulous sellers could counterfeit virtually anything, and in many cases the fakes could be dangerous, said the Institute of Trading Standards Administration.
* Shippers are concerned that many bills of lading are issued by unscrupulous or insolvent operators.
* And they were the hunting grounds, too, of unscrupulous con men and con women too.
* The provisions of the new law modify some of the flaws in the current system that allow unscrupulous business people to cheat customers.
* Unscrupulous bird exporters don't care: they simply catch more birds, and as long as a few per cage survive, they are still in profit.
* Germany's tough waste disposal regulations are believed to be encouraging unscrupulous operators to dump toxic waste in neighbouring countries.
* The dog's owners have offered a reward for its safe return, but fear the animal has fallen into the hands of unscrupulous dealers.
* Together with the abolition of the Wage Councils and the minimum wage, the working man will find himself at the mercy of the unscrupulous bosses.
* If information on a person's political allegiance gained from ballot papers fell into the hands of unscrupulous individuals such as paramilitaries, then that person's life could be at risk.
* Because the Stormont trainers are always on the look-out for suitable dogs, they have in the past found that unscrupulous pet owners have taken advantage of their open-door policy to save on kennelling fees.
* The programme has obvious benefits for our long term unemployed clients, but what safeguards are there to protect it from being exploited by unscrupulous employers.
* There can be no doubt in anybody's eyes that the failure of the company to enforce the law along with unscrupulous employers, exploiting low inspection rates, mean that the role played by safety reps and those who provide our backup service, are more important than ever before.
* He was illiterate and possessed a limited knowledge of English, and had a partner who was unscrupulous, he was utterly vulnerable, a lamb to the slaughter, taken in by a rotter.
* They faced not only hardship in itself but also particular risk of exploitation by unscrupulous lenders.
* Edward Leigh, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Consumer Affairs, has announced the introduction of improved protection for consumers from unscrupulous estate agents.
* This show is really embarrassing. The producer must be the most unscrupulous, manipulative, bandwagon-jumping reptile in the history of popular entertainment.
* In short, they have a dual role to perform (Ruble, 1979) in mobilising workers behind production goals, whilst defending those same workers in job-related grievances against unscrupulous administrators and illegitimate managerial practices.
* It notes that the Byzantine Greeks were also a brilliant but undisciplined people, held together only by some pretty unscrupulous methods of government.
* Lancaster's widow was pressured into surrendering parts of the Lacy inheritance, and when Pembroke died in 1324 his coheiresses were subjected to unscrupulous treatment to persuade them to surrender portions of their inheritance to the Despensers.
* A fierce and often unscrupulous controversy arose over the relative merits of vaccination and inoculation, which persists to this day in demography journals.
* The use of "black" to describe unscrupulous or villainous behaviour may be repugnant to many members of ethnic minority communities and you should be careful about their use.
* They seem to have been an unscrupulous family, willing to exploit their closeness to the crown.
* Indeed, the author once took a phone-in for 100,000 shares in Leading Leisure, which netted him a substantial commission, although he had to fight off an unscrupulous colleague who had tried to seize the telephone receiver.
* Opening up the printing trade to women could be seen either as the unscrupulous recruitment of low-paid labour or as the expansion of opportunities for educated working-class girls.
* Another key element in Russian culture was alcohol, the unscrupulous introduction of which to the unsophisticated natives by traders led in many cases to addiction, loss of the means of livelihood and eventual pauperization.
* A pre-trial inquiry, such as the appellant contends the judge in this case was under a duty to embark upon, would itself be open to abuse by unscrupulous and dishonest accused persons.
* It was invented by the Joseph-Robinson corporation, a particularly unscrupulous food company that operated for a time amongst the outer colonies of the planet Earth.
* It has allowed unscrupulous employers to avoid laws such as collective redundancies, transfers of undertakings, a range of health and safety directives.
* We welcome the creation of the G M B Health and Safety Service specialized staff quality publications campaign and support in workplace activi activities but as long as this government allows unscrupulous employers to explore, exploit the low pay, lower inspection rates, the accident rate will climb and our safety reps will get increasingly frustrated.
* At this stage it is hard to analyse the effectiveness of the new legislation, both in terms of punishing unscrupulous landlords and in discouraging others who might seek to utilise" extra-legal" means for the removal of their tenants.
