Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extralegal

/ˌɛkstɹəlˈiɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: ex-trale-gal
IPA: /ˌɛkstɹəlˈiɡəl/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring outside the law; not governed by law; lawless.

Example Sentences

"Extra-legal raids in Moscow and Leningrad in which 130 males were arrested in late summer 1933 were the harbinger of the recriminalization of male homosexuality later that year."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lex Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin lēgālislbor. English legal English extralegal From extra- + legal.

Inflected Forms

extra-legal (alternative)

Derived Forms

extralegally

Frequently Paired Words

extrajuridical

Synonyms

nonlegal

Antonyms

intralegal

Rhymes With

legal illegal eagle regal siegel beagle spiegel segal paralegal steagall segel riegel

Questions

How do you pronounce extralegal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛkstɹəlˈiɡəl/.
What does extralegal mean?: Occurring outside the law; not governed by law; lawless.
Where does extralegal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lex Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin lēgālislbor. English legal English extralegal From extra- + legal.

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