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grey area
grey area or gray arean1. (Sociology) (in Britain) a region in which unemployment is relatively high2. an area or part of something existing between two extremes and having mixed characteristics of both3. an area, situation, etc, lacking clearly defined characteristicsThesaurusNoun | 1. | grey area - an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the othergray areaarea - a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..." | Translationsgrey area
grey areaA concept or topic that is not clearly defined or that exists somewhere between two extreme positions. Primarily heard in Australia. There's a large grey area regarding whether the use of the new surveillance technology is lawful.See also: area, grey(a) gray areaFig. an area of a subject or question that is difficult to put into a particular category because it is not clearly defined and may have connections or associations with more than one category. The responsibility for social studies in the college is a gray area. Several departments are involved. Publicity is a gray area in that firm. It is shared between the marketing and design divisions.See also: area, graygray areaIndeterminate territory, undefined position, neither here nor there. For example, There's a large gray area between what is legal and what is not. This term, which uses gray in the sense of "neither black nor white" (or halfway between the two), dates only from the mid-1900s. See also: area, graya grey area COMMON If you call something a grey area, you mean that it is unclear. Note: `Grey' is usually spelled `gray' in American English. There are many grey areas in the law affecting stolen animals. Tabloid papers paint all sportsmen as heroes or villains. There is no grey area in between.See also: area, greya grey area an ill-defined situation or field not readily conforming to a category or to an existing set of rules. In the 1960s, grey areas in British planning vocabulary referred to places that were not in as desperate a state as slums but which were in decline and in need of rebuilding. 2001 Rough Guide to Travel Health In theory, it should be a cinch to diagnose appendicitis, but in practice it's much more of a grey area. See also: area, greya ˌgrey ˈarea an area of a subject or situation that is not clear or does not fit into a particular group and is therefore difficult to define or deal with: The question of police evidence in cases like this is a grey area. We will need to consult our lawyers about it.See also: area, greyMedicalSeeGray Areagrey area
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