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# irregularities

phrase (noun, plural: irregularities; singular an irregularity)

«irregularities» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (euphemism, official) fraud, cheating or wrongdoing, especially with money, votes or exams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularities/#m1)
2. (literal) things that are not even, regular or normal (an irregularity in a surface, in a heartbeat). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularities/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used by auditors, election officials, police and the news to point to possible cheating without accusing anyone yet. Register: official, news, legal; all regions.

### Examples

- News: Auditors found irregularities in the club's accounts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularities/#x1)
- The election was cancelled after reports of irregularities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularities/#x2)
- Exam board: We are investigating irregularities at one test centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularities/#x3)
- The doctor noticed an irregularity in his heartbeat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularities/#x4)
- The table top had small irregularities in the wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularities/#x5)
- Chat: «financial irregularities» = someone took the money [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularities/#x6)

### Note

It does not always mean crime; in science or medicine it can just mean «not regular». In money, voting and exam news it usually means suspected cheating. Plain words: cheating, fraud.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «irregularities» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularities/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«irregularities» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/irregularities.html) on Mova free.