The phrase "an improper means" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a method or way of doing something that is not appropriate or acceptable.
Example: "Using deception to gain an advantage in negotiations is considered an improper means of achieving success."
Alternatives: "an unethical method" or "an inappropriate way".
Employee benefits are partly paid by Medicare, but, as contended in the lawsuit, the HealthTrust ESOP was used as an improper means to trick Medicare into paying corporate expenses that were not reimbursable.
As many previously published studies of MSM had used similar recruitment methods [ 16, 31], the convenience sampling used here was an improper means of random sampling, which may limit our ability to generalize our findings to other MSM populations [ 32].
When the Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Miranda case that criminal suspects in custody must be told of their right to have a lawyer and to remain silent, the purpose was to ensure that the police and prosecutors did not obtain a confession through improper means.
Under the law, misappropriation generally means someone acquired the information through improper means or an employee breached his/her confidentiality obligation.
But Mr. Hewlett's suit, filed the next morning, on March 28, with its accusations that votes had been obtained by "improper means" and "a series of deceptions," struck the board as the act of someone who would be only a disruptive force.
Once a person obtains a Social Security number, through proper or improper means, he said, the government has little control over its use.
His latest move: a lawsuit alleging that HP used "improper means" to secure shareholders' votes in favour of the deal.See article: Hewlett vs HPMicrosoft announced that Rick Belluzo, president and chief operating officer, would leave after little more than a year in the job.
To not take money by improper means, to not make a fortune, that's your duty and not something that needs to be written about in volumes," ran the commentary, signed by one Li Shuming.
The exclusionary rule is the legal principle that evidence obtained through improper means cannot be used against a defendant.
A trade secret right allows the owner of the right to take action against anyone who breaches an agreement or confidential relationship, or who steals or uses other improper means to obtain secret information.
Most people get at least some groceries or household goods through "acquaintances," or other improper means.
