English Explanatory Dictionary

thief in law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

thief in law thieves in law

Etymology

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

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