grey area

noun

1. (in Britain) a region in which unemployment is relatively high
2. an area or part of something existing between two extremes and having mixed characteristics of both
3. an area, situation, etc, lacking clearly defined characteristics

Example Sentences

But legal experts have told the BBC that whether the giveaway violates federal law is a grey area.

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He also suggests the boat purchase they are now discussing may not, in fact, even be illegal because of grey areas in German law.

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But Ms Shakespeare said that it still left "a lot of grey areas and was very open to interpretation".

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Man City winner at Wolves a 'grey area' - but what does law say?

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Brad Smith told the New York Times the giveaway was “something of a grey area” but “not that close to the line.”

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