misdealing
Cards going wrong
Misdealing is dealing cards incorrectly—distributing the wrong number, exposing cards that should be hidden, or dealing out of turn.
A misdeal typically voids the hand and requires reshuffling: The dealer misdealt, so we started over.
The noun misdeal names the error itself.
Dishonest money-making scheme
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- conArgument against
- cheatAct dishonestly to win
- griftSwindle or petty fraud
embezzlement · forgery · counterfeit · sham · hoax · flimflam · bilk · defraud
Deliberate deception or fraud
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
dissembling · artifice · betrayal · treachery · perfidy · skulduggery · prevarication · double-crossing
Not fair or impartial
- biasedUnfairly favoring one side
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- wrongfulWithout legal right
improper · unethical · one-sided · partisan · lopsided · unequal · stacked · weighted
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- extortionObtaining through threats
- malfeasanceUnlawful act by officeholder
cronyism · nepotism · profiteering · venality · payola · skimming · pilferage · exploitation
scam
Dishonest money-making scheme
grift · embezzlement · forgery · counterfeit · sham · hoax · flimflam · bilk · defraud · phishing
trickery
Deliberate deception or fraud
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
subterfuge · dissembling · artifice · betrayal · treachery · perfidy · skulduggery · prevarication · double-crossing · dishonesty
inequitable
Not fair or impartial
- biasedUnfairly favoring one side
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
- prejudicedBiased against a group
wrongful · improper · unethical · one-sided · partisan · lopsided · unequal · stacked · weighted · rigged
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
malfeasance · cronyism · nepotism · profiteering · venality · payola · skimming · pilferage · exploitation · underhanded
misdealingfair dealing
Honest, equitable conduct principle
square dealing · dealing · straight dealing · ethical conduct · integrity
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