semilegal
English
Etymology
semi- + legal
Adjective
semilegal (not comparable)
- Of partial or questionable legality.
- 2007 December 24, Manny Fernandez, “Dueling Bills in the Fight Over Housing”, in New York Times:
- "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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Anagrams
- misallege
Romanian
Etymology
From semi- + legal.
Adjective
semilegal m or n (feminine singular semilegală, masculine plural semilegali, feminine and neuter plural semilegale)
- semilegal
Declension
Declension of semilegal
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | semilegal | semilegală | semilegali | semilegale | ||
| definite | semilegalul | semilegala | semilegalii | semilegalele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | semilegal | semilegale | semilegali | semilegale | ||
| definite | semilegalului | semilegalei | semilegalilor | semilegalelor | |||
References
- semilegal in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN