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There was no evidence of foul play when he was found in his cell.

From Quartz

The family of a missing 72-year-old Lorton woman who investigators say may be the victim of foul play pleaded for the public’s help in locating her Tuesday as authorities announced a $20,000 reward in the case.

People who knew the two women, including Conner’s father, who spoke at the vigil, have said the cause of death for both women had yet to be determined, but there is no evidence of foul play such as physical violence.

When he checked in days later and found tire tracks, he figured foul play was afoot.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, officials said, but foul play is not suspected.

Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.

Miller took particular exception to a post in which Kelley had worried she might fall victim to foul play.

Shahid quietly asked her to lift a finger if foul play had been at work.

While a suicide note has not yet been found, police do not suspect foul play.

And still, there are the still fringe conspiracy theorists who believe there was foul play involved instead.

But it was strongly rumoured that there had been foul play, peculation, even forgery.

I felt sure there had been foul play of some sort, but Lisa was sure those girls had exchanged the babies' clothes on purpose.

If there had been foul play, whoever had been concerned in it had removed all traces long ago.

We are not going to give you in custody, for the coroner found that the man had not died by foul play.

More faults of the kind were discovered, and as they always happened in the same watch, there was a suspicion of foul play.

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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to foul play, such as: bad deed, corruption, crime, cruel act, dirty trick, and dirty work.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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