Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

status offense

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: sta-tus of-fense
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An action that is prohibited to a certain class of people, such as consumption of alcohol by minors, or mixed-race marriages under apartheid.

Inflected Forms

status offenses (plural)

Phrases

status offender

Frequently Paired Words

status offender

Questions

What does status offense mean?: An action that is prohibited to a certain class of people, such as consumption of alcohol by minors, or mixed-race marriages under apartheid.

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