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semilegality

noun

The property of being of partial or questionable legality.

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Word length
12
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
EM
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. The property of being of partial or questionable legality.

    “Farmers who are allowed by the provincial administration to live in semi-legality in the forest reserves are even more vulnerable to the arbitrary exercise of government power.”

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Farmers who are allowed by the provincial administration to live in semi-legality in the forest reserves are even more vulnerable to the arbitrary exercise of government power.
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