Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legal residence

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: legal res-i-dence
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time

Example Sentences

"what's his legal residence?"

Synonyms

domicile

Questions

What does legal residence mean?: (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time

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