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shopkeeper's privilege

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
shop-keep-er's priv-i-lege
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A law in the United States, according to which a shopkeeper can detain a suspected shoplifter on store property for a reasonable amount of time, as long as the shopkeeper has cause to believe that the detainee actually committed, or attempted to commit, theft of store property.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does shopkeeper's privilege mean?
A law in the United States, according to which a shopkeeper can detain a suspected shoplifter on store property for a reasonable amount of time, as long as the shopkeeper has cause to believe that the detainee actually committed, or attempted to commit, theft of store property.

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