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thief in law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
thief in law
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A criminal who is respected, has authority and a high ranking status within the criminal underworld in the old Soviet Union, Russia and the republics that formed the former Soviet Union.

Etymology

Calque of Russian вор в зако́не (vor v zakóne).

Inflected Forms

thieves in law (plural)

Questions

What does thief in law mean?
A criminal who is respected, has authority and a high ranking status within the criminal underworld in the old Soviet Union, Russia and the republics that formed the former Soviet Union.
Where does thief in law come from?
Calque of Russian вор в зако́не (vor v zakóne).

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