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

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

Since then, other agencies such as CAA have sustained allegations of self-dealing in lawsuits from talent such as Terrence Howard and Sage Steele. —Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024

The problem, European soccer leaders said, is that matches between teams controlled by the same ownership group could compromise the fairness of continental competitions, and open the door to self-dealing in soccer’s $7-billion-a-year player trading market. —Tariq Panja, New York Times, 7 June 2024

If New York City wants a serious legislature, there can be no such blatant self-dealing to raise your own pay. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 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