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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  below the belt
       adj : disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low
             blow in boxing); "her accusations were below the belt"
       adv : in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their
             accusations hit below the belt" [syn: unfairly] [ant:
              fairly]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  below the belt
     prep.phr.
     1 (lb en boxing) Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's
  waist.
     2 (lb en by extension idiomatic) unfair; dirty; not according to the
  generally accepted rules.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  below the belt
     prep.phr.
     1 (lb en boxing) Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's
  waist.
     2 (lb en by extension idiomatic) unfair; dirty; not according to the
  generally accepted rules.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  below the belt
     prep.phr.
     1 (lb en boxing) Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's
  waist.
     2 (lb en by extension idiomatic) unfair; dirty; not according to the
  generally accepted rules.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  below the belt
     prep.phr.
     1 (lb en boxing) Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's
  waist.
     2 (lb en by extension idiomatic) unfair; dirty; not according to the
  generally accepted rules.

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  below the belt //bəˈloʊ ðə bɛlt// //bɪˈləʊ ðiː bɛlt//
  vyön alle 2.
  unfair; not according to the rules
   3.
  (boxing) of a punch that lands below the opponent's waist

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]


  below the belt //bəˈloʊ ðə bɛlt// //bɪˈləʊ ðiː bɛlt//
  under bältet 2.
  unfair; not according to the rules
   3.
  (boxing) of a punch that lands below the opponent's waist

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