The phrase "avoid unscrupulous" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when advising someone to steer clear of unethical or dishonest individuals or practices.
Example: "In business, it's essential to avoid unscrupulous competitors who may engage in unfair practices."
Alternatives: "steer clear of unethical" or "shun dishonest".
"It is about ensuring a transparent electoral process, avoiding unscrupulous tactics and backroom deals by establishment figures and campaigns who may have not received the result they hoped for at the ballot box".
Can you give us some advice to avoid an unscrupulous landlord?
Armed with this information, you may be able to avoid an unscrupulous cabdriver once you land -- or at least avoid sticker shock when you're quoted a fare.
This list of questions certainly isn't comprehensive, but it may help you avoid horror stories of unscrupulous companies on the verge of bankruptcy with leaky blood bags, dusty rooms and failing freezers.
"Now an unscrupulous copyist can avoid the patent claim by making an insubstantial change".
Adam Cohn, a lawyer with the Federal Trade Commission, said the F.T.C. was on the verge of promulgating a new rule to make it harder for unscrupulous operators to avoid accountability.
To avoid doing business with an unscrupulous lender or broker, prospective borrowers should obtain multiple quotes before committing to a loan, including quotes from brokers and banks or credit unions, the Center for Responsible Lending suggests.
Equally troubling, Mr. Wood said, is the fact that debtors who might otherwise be able to avoid bankruptcy fall prey to unscrupulous finance companies that consolidate debts into high-interest home equity loans that end up depleting what little savings the debtors have.
Some experts say the rule will allow unscrupulous doctors to avoid U.S. Food and Drug Administration reviews.
