self-dealing

noun

self-deal·​ing ˈself-ˈdē-liŋ 

: engagement in a transaction for the benefit of oneself rather than for the benefits of someone to whom one owes a fiduciary duty

Examples of self-dealing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also detailed in the complaint are allegations of self-dealing by board members. —Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024

Pity the residents of Chicago, who were never even offered a seat at the table in what is shaping up to be an act of corrupt self-dealing notable even in the history of a city famous for it. —The Editors, National Review, 8 Oct. 2024

In addition to bearing responsibility for the central bank’s policy of financial engineering and the country’s economic collapse, Salameh faces serious allegations of self-dealing and illicit enrichment. —Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2022

Last week, the legislature acted at Lamont’s insistence and restored the law prohibiting self-dealing in school construction. —Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

self-dealing

noun

self-deal·​ing

ˈself-ˈdē-liŋ

: engagement in a transaction that is intended primarily to benefit one's self or the narrow interests of a few (as corporate insiders) rather than those to whom one owes a duty by virtue of one's position

self-dealing by a trustee

self-dealing adjective