gray area

noun

: an area or situation in which it is difficult to judge what is right and what is wrong
There are no gray areas in the rules.
a legal gray area

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This is where the gray area between cop and thief is drawn, and Gudegast has shed some doubt about which side of the law Nick is really on. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025 All teams play in the gray area, as more than a few put it, but opinion was split on if teams blatantly skirted the rules. Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 The gray area shifted noticeably northward across the South, and upslope along the ocean-facing slopes of some of the West Coast mountain ranges. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024 However, many unethical actions are perfectly legal, and that’s where the gray area lies. Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gray area 

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“Gray area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20area. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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