noun
- dishonest or unscrupulous behavior; trickery or deceit
Usage: informal
Examples
- The investigation revealed financial skullduggery at the highest levels of the company.
- Political skullduggery is unfortunately common during election season.
- She suspected some skullduggery when the contract terms suddenly changed.
- The audit uncovered years of accounting skullduggery.
- His business success was built on skullduggery rather than honest work.
- The detective was determined to expose the skullduggery behind the scandal.