act of profiteering
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Profiteering (business) — Profiteering is a pejorative term for the act of making a profit by methods considered unethical. Business owners may be accused of profiteering when they raise prices during an emergency (especially a war). The term is also applied to businesses … Wikipedia
profiteering — noun The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically … Wiktionary
War profiteering — A war profiteer is any person or organization that improperly profits from warfare or by selling weapons and other goods to parties at war. The term has strong negative connotations. General profiteering may also occur in peace time.TypesBlack… … Wikipedia
False Claims Act — The False Claims Act (usc|31|3729|3733, also called the Lincoln Law ) is an American federal law which allows people who are not affiliated with the government to file actions against federal contractors claiming fraud against the government. The … Wikipedia
America's Climate Security Act of 2007 — The America s Climate Security Act of 2007 was a global warming bill that was considered by the United States Senate to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted in the United States. [cite web | author=U.S. Sen Joseph I. Lieberman, et al. |… … Wikipedia
Urban Land Ceiling Act (India) — The Urban Land Ceiling Act was passed in 1976. Its key objectives were To provide for the imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for the acquisition of such land in excess of the ceiling limit, to regulate the… … Wikipedia
corruption — I noun abuse of public trust, act of bribing, act of profiteering, baseness, breach of faith, breach of trust, bribery, complicity, conduct involving graft, corrupt inducement, corruptela, corruptibility, corruptio, crime, criminality, debasement … Law dictionary
hoarding — Act of holding and acquiring goods in short supply beyond the reasonable needs of the person so holding. See also profiteering Fence enclosing house and materials while builders are at work … Black's law dictionary
hoarding — Act of holding and acquiring goods in short supply beyond the reasonable needs of the person so holding. See also profiteering Fence enclosing house and materials while builders are at work … Black's law dictionary
Labour Party (UK) — Labour Party … Wikipedia
