Foul Play Edit Meaning

1.

murder, actions that are not playing fair

Police suspected foul play in disappearance of Mitchell's girlfriend.

See murder, dishonesty, unfair, foul

2.

An antonym of fair play. Foul play is called when someone's actions or words are deemed unacceptable or incorrect.

"You put ragu sauce on your sausage and bean melt barm instead of brown sauce? Foul play to you."

See fair play, foul, incorrect, wrong, poor

3.

a mysterious homicide

I think the death of that boxer was an act of foul play.

See killed, murder, assassinate