crookery

[ krook-uh-ree ]

noun

1. the activities and dealings of crooks; crooked practices.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crookery¹

First recorded in 1925–30; crook ¹ (in the sense “swindler”) + -ery ( def )

Example Sentences

The tension between entertainment and crookery that’s built into the business eventually grows into a full-blown dilemma when he meets his childhood idol in Marseille.

From New York Times

There was, however, one big problem with the program: It was a gigantic construct of inventive multimillion-dollar crookery.

From New York Times

He seemed to have inherited his father's love of crookery.

From Literature

Furthermore, the Intelligence Committee report released Tuesday shows that Democrats may not even have yet discovered all the instances of impeachable crookery that are strictly connected to Ukraine:

From Slate

Well, don’t know about you, but by hook or by crookery, I’ll be seeing Alberta downtown at the Cookery.

From New York Times