(especially BrE) (AmE usually gray area) noun
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:
Exactly what can be called an offensive weapon is still a grey area. * The new rules for police procedure cleared up a lot of grey areas.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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