ill-gotten

[ il-got-n ]

/ ˈɪlˈgɒt n /

acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means: ill-gotten gains.

Origin of ill-gotten

First recorded in 1545–55

Perhaps Kim Jong-un, worth a rumored—and ill-gotten—$5 billion, will dig into his own pockets to make good on a 30-year promise.

Nobody’s Home at the Hermit Kingdom’s Ghost Hotel |Nina Strochlic |May 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Prince Charles also announced a plan to ‘follow the money’ in an effort to strip wildlife poachers of their ill-gotten gains.

Harry Leaps To William's Aid |Tom Sykes |February 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was depicted as the “fence”—or the person taxed with selling all the ill-gotten goods for cold, hard cash.

The Real Bling Ring: Where Are They Now? |Tricia Romano |May 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The SEC says it will seek financial penalties as well as “disgorgement of ill-gotten gain.”

SEC Sues Six Former Freddie, Fannie Executives Over 'Ill-Gotten Gains' |Aram Roston |December 16, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

All your ill-gotten gains should be returned to those you stole from, regardless of whose names they are in.

What I'd Like to Tell Bernie in Court |Burt Ross |March 12, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
But in another sense he had tricked Laban and was going away with ill-gotten gains.

Living for the Best |James G. K. McClure
Of the millionaire he demanded restitution of his ill-gotten wealth.

The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition |Upton Sinclair
Here is a red morocco bag in which I kept my ill-gotten gains in marbles.

Revisiting the Earth |James Langdon Hill
Ill-gotten wealth speedily disappears, and leaves only a curse behind.

Mark Seaworth |William H.G. Kingston
These old men may keep their ill-gotten wealth, for I cannot break the daughter's heart.

How It All Came Round |L. T. Meade

ill-gotten

obtained dishonestly or illegally (esp in the phrase ill-gotten gains)