Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-legality

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: semi-le-gal-i-ty
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

The property of being of partial or questionable legality.

Example Sentences

"Farmers who are allowed by the provincial administration to live in semi-legality in the forest reserves are even more vulnerable to the arbitrary exercise of government power."

Synonyms

semilegality

Questions

What does semi-legality mean?: The property of being of partial or questionable legality.

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