Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

criminal tribe

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
crim-i-nal tribe
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a caste or tribe in British India that is deemed by authorities in "addicted to the systematic commission of non-bailable offences", and was subjected to extensive police surveillance and registration.

Indian usage

Etymology

From criminal + tribe. First defined and introduced in Indian law by the Criminal Tribes Act 1871.

Usage

Inflected Forms

criminal tribes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

denotify

Questions

What does criminal tribe mean?
a caste or tribe in British India that is deemed by authorities in "addicted to the systematic commission of non-bailable offences", and was subjected to extensive police surveillance and registration.
Where does criminal tribe come from?
From criminal + tribe. First defined and introduced in Indian law by the Criminal Tribes Act 1871.

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