semilegal

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English

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Etymology

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semi- +‎ legal

Adjective

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semilegal (not comparable)

  1. Of partial or questionable legality.
    • 2007 December 24, Manny Fernandez, “Dueling Bills in the Fight Over Housing”, in New York Times[1]:
      "Landlords are buying these buildings knowing that they can use illegal and semilegal means to push out the low-paying tenants," said Mr. Dulchin, whose group supports the bill backed by Ms. Quinn.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From semi- +‎ legal.

Adjective

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semilegal m or n (feminine singular semilegală, masculine plural semilegali, feminine and neuter plural semilegale)

  1. semilegal

Declension

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References

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  • semilegal in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN