Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

control order

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables: con-trol order
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An order made by the Home Secretary to restrict an individual's liberty for the purpose of protecting members of the public from a risk of terrorism.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

control orders (plural)

Questions

What does control order mean?: An order made by the Home Secretary to restrict an individual's liberty for the purpose of protecting members of the public from a risk of terrorism.

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