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improper
/ɪmˈprɒpər/ adjective LAWDefinition
› dishonest, and not allowed by a rule or by law: The cropland may have been polluted because of improper use of pesticides and fertilizers. improper accounting/payments/trading improper activity/conduct/practices
improperly adverb › The chief executive was cleared of acting improperly in selling the shares.(Definition of improper adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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