- preterlegal
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/pree'teuhr lee"geuhl/, adj.being beyond the scope or limits of law.[1640-50; PRETER- + LEGAL]
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preterlegal
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Preterlegal — Pre ter*le gal, a. [Pref. preter + legal.] Exceeding the limits of law. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preterlegal — /pree teuhr lee geuhl/, adj. being beyond the scope or limits of law. [1640 50; PRETER + LEGAL] … Useful english dictionary
preter- — a prefix, meaning beyond, more than, by, past, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (preterit), and used in the formation of compound words (preterlegal). [ < L praeter , prefixal use of praeter (adv. and prep.); akin to PRE ] * * * … Universalium
