irregularities
phrase (noun, plural: irregularities; singular an irregularity)
Everyday
- (euphemism, official) fraud, cheating or wrongdoing, especially with money, votes or exams. tree →
- (literal) things that are not even, regular or normal (an irregularity in a surface, in a heartbeat). tree →
In the lessons
Used by auditors, election officials, police and the news to point to possible cheating without accusing anyone yet. Register: official, news, legal; all regions.
Examples
- News: Auditors found irregularities in the club's accounts. tree →
- The election was cancelled after reports of irregularities. tree →
- Exam board: We are investigating irregularities at one test centre. tree →
- The doctor noticed an irregularity in his heartbeat. tree →
- The table top had small irregularities in the wood. tree →
- Chat: «financial irregularities» = someone took the money tree →
Note
It does not always mean crime; in science or medicine it can just mean «not regular». In money, voting and exam news it usually means suspected cheating. Plain words: cheating, fraud.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «irregularities» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «irregularities» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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