Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magnitsky legislation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: mag-nit-sky leg-is-la-tion
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of legislation that authorizes the sanction of foreigners involved in grave corruption or human rights abuse.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Russian tax advisor Sergei Magnitsky who died in police custody after exposing corruption in the Russian government.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Magnitsky legislations (plural) Magnitsky law (alternative)

Questions

What does magnitsky legislation mean?: A type of legislation that authorizes the sanction of foreigners involved in grave corruption or human rights abuse.
Where does magnitsky legislation come from?: Named after Russian tax advisor Sergei Magnitsky who died in police custody after exposing corruption in the Russian government.

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