Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

target letter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: tar-get let-ter
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An official letter from the United States Department of Justice informing someone that they are being investigated and may be charged with a crime.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Prosecutors use target letters to inform subjects of criminal investigations that they could be charged with crimes."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

target letters (plural)

Questions

What does target letter mean?: An official letter from the United States Department of Justice informing someone that they are being investigated and may be charged with a crime.

How to pronounce target letter

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