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supralegal

supralegal adjective: above and beyond the law.

Adjective

supralegal

  1. (Having authority which is) above and beyond the law.
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Origin of supralegal

From supra- + legal.

Questions about supralegal

What does supralegal mean?
Supralegal means above and beyond the law.
What part of speech is supralegal?
Supralegal is an adjective.

Words near supralegal in the dictionary

  1. supralapsarianism
  2. supralapsarians
  3. supralapsary
  4. supralaryngeal
  5. supralateral
  6. supralegal
  7. supralemniscal
  8. supralethal
  9. supralethally
  10. supralevator
  11. supralexical

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