"semilegal" meaning in All languages combined

See semilegal on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From semi- + legal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|legal}} semi- + legal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semilegal (not comparable)
  1. Of partial or questionable legality. Tags: not-comparable

Adjective [Romanian]

IPA: /se.mi.leˈɡal/
Rhymes: -al Etymology: From semi- + legal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ro|semi|legal}} semi- + legal Head templates: {{ro-adj}} semilegal m or n (feminine singular semilegală, masculine plural semilegali, feminine and neuter plural semilegale) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: semilegală [feminine, singular], semilegali [masculine, plural], semilegale [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], semilegal [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], semilegală [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, singular], semilegali [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, masculine, singular], semilegale [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, neuter, plural], semilegalul [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, neuter, singular], semilegala [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular], semilegalii [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, singular], semilegalele [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, plural], semilegale [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, singular], semilegalului [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, neuter, singular], semilegalei [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular], semilegalilor [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, singular], semilegalelor [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, plural]
  1. (law) semilegal (which is, in part, in accordance with the provisions of the law) Tags: masculine, neuter Categories (topical): Law
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Download raw JSONL data for semilegal meaning in All languages combined (4.2kB)

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