fair play

Definitions

Good behavior; conduct (in sports or another endeavor) that is respectful of the rules, the spirit of the activity, and the adversary.

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The result⟳, eventually, was the conviction of Mr. Hiss on charges of perjury. But the feature that especially appealed to me was the reputation that Congressman Nixon had achieved for fairness in the investigating process⟳. Not once had he overstepped the limits prescribed by the American sense⟳ of fair play⟳ or American rules applying to such investigations. He did not persecute or defame.”

“Financial fair play⟳ – talked about as if it is somehow nothing to do with the way the club is run⟳, an imposition upon their work⟳ rather than a consequence of the way they work⟳ – meant that they could not spend⟳ what they do not generate⟳.”

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