Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fair dealing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: fair deal-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a rule of intellectual property law, such as in the United Kingdom and various Commonwealth countries, that permits one party to make use of another party's copyright-protected work under narrowly defined circumstances.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Fair dealing with a work for the purpose of criticism or review, of that or another work or of a performance of a work, does not infringe any copyright in the work provided that it is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement."

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

fair use

Questions

What does fair dealing mean?: a rule of intellectual property law, such as in the United Kingdom and various Commonwealth countries, that permits one party to make use of another party's copyright-protected work under narrowly defined circumstances.

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