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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sus law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
sus law
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A law that permitted a police officer to stop, search and potentially arrest people on suspicion of being in breach of section 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824.

British usage; Informal

Etymology

From suspected person.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sus laws (plural)

Phrases

stop-and-search

Frequently Paired Words

stop-and-search

Questions

What does sus law mean?
A law that permitted a police officer to stop, search and potentially arrest people on suspicion of being in breach of section 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824.
Where does sus law come from?
From suspected person.

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