Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quasilegal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quasi-le-gal
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Legal to a certain extent or in a certain way; of dubious or tenuous legality.

adj

Having some elements of legal authority; semiofficial in terms of law.

Example Sentences

"To try to bolster the abilities of the Ukrainian regular forces and reduce Kiev’s reliance on these quasilegal paramilitaries, the United States Army is training the Ukrainian national guard."
"Last November the college's quasi-legal, independent Disciplinary Committee put a male student on mild probation for allegedly raping a woman student."

Etymology

From quasi- + legal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: quasi

Questions

What does quasilegal mean?: Legal to a certain extent or in a certain way; of dubious or tenuous legality.
Where does quasilegal come from?: From quasi- + legal.

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