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Definition of gray area

gray area

noun

  • between two extremes. For example, between right and wrong; permitted and not permitted.
                                                                                                                                                                           

                             

                                                                                                                 

    Citation from "Episode 8", Get Shorty (TV), Season 1 Episode 8 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Nov 27 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 27 2018.

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