Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legal cynicism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: legal -cyn-i-cism
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A perspective under which criminal law and law enforcement are seen as unresponsive or indifferent to public safety, and instead serve primarily to exclude disfavored communities from society.

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Example Sentences

"Sampson and Bartusch measure legal cynicism using five variables designed to assess general beliefs about the legitimacy of law and social norms."

Usage

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Questions

What does legal cynicism mean?: A perspective under which criminal law and law enforcement are seen as unresponsive or indifferent to public safety, and instead serve primarily to exclude disfavored communities from society.

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