Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyberlaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: cy-ber-law
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Law as it relates to the Internet and computing offences, covering such issues as intellectual property and the blurring of international boundaries.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In a recent article in Nature magazine, AI research^([sic]) Kate Crawford and cyberlaw professor Ryan Calo warned that the new wave of excitement about intelligent design was creating dangerous blindspots when it came to the social knock-on effects of replacing humans with robots."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *lagą Old Norse lag Old Norse lǫgbor. Old English lagu Middle English lawe English law English cyberlaw From cyber- + law.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cyberlaws (plural)

Questions

What does cyberlaw mean?: Law as it relates to the Internet and computing offences, covering such issues as intellectual property and the blurring of international boundaries.
Where does cyberlaw come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *lagą Old Norse lag Old Norse lǫgbor. Old English lagu Middle English lawe English law English cyberlaw From cyber- + law.

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