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1.
outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks
wildcat stock speculation
a wildcat airline
wildcat life insurance schemes
2.
without official authorization
wildcat work stoppage
3.
(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation
a wildcat mine
wildcat drilling
wildcat wells
'wildcat' - used as a noun
4.
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
5.
a cruelly rapacious person
6.
any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
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