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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Calque of Russian вор в зако́не (vor v zakóne).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
օրենքով գող
(ōrenkʻov goġ)
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Azerbaijani:
qanuni oğru
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Belarusian:
зло́дзей у зако́не
(zlódzjej u zakónje)
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Chinese Mandarin:
律賊 /律贼
(lǜzéi)
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Estonian:
seaduslik varas
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Finnish:
laillinen varas
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Georgian:
კანონიერი ქურდი
(ḳanonieri kurdi)
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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German:
Dieb im Gesetz
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Hebrew:
גנב בחוק
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Kazakh:
заңды ұры
(zañdy ūry)
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Kyrgyz:
мыйзамдагы ууру
(mıyzamdagı uuru)
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Latvian:
zaglis likumā
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Polish:
wor w zakonie
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Russian:
вор в зако́не
(vor v zakóne)
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Tajik:
дузд дар қонун
(duzd dar qonun)
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Ukrainian:
зло́дій у зако́ні
(zlódij u zakóni)
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
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Uzbek:
qonundagi oʻgʻri
— high-status criminal in Russia, etc.
