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thief in law en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of Russian вор в зако́не (vor v zakóne).

Meanings

1. A criminal who is respected, has authority and a high ranking status within the criminal underworld in the old Soviet Union, Russia and the republics that formed the former Soviet Union.

Forms

Translations (17)

et seaduslik varas (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · pl wor w zakonie (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · tg дузд дар қонун (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · hy օրենքով գող (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · ka კანონიერი ქურდი (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · be зло́дзей у зако́не (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · uz qonundagi oʻgʻri (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · lv zaglis likumā (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · cmn 律賊 /律贼 (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · ky мыйзамдагы ууру (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · he גנב בחוק (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · uk зло́дій у зако́ні (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · kk заңды ұры (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · de Dieb im Gesetz (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · ru вор в зако́не (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · az qanuni oğru (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) · fi laillinen varas (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.)