1. sharp practice - Noun
2. sharp practice - Phrase
Commercial activity that is possibly dishonest while not actually being illegal.
The typical political sharp practice of manipulating history to suit the current agenda.
(law) A lawyer's unfairly taking advantage of an opposing party's missteps or inexperience to gain an advantage.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIn business sharp practice sometimes succeeds, but in art honesty is not only the best but the only policy. W. Somerset Maugham