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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'beyond the pale' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions beyond the pale adjective (pos=beyond the pale, -) (idiom) Describing behaviour that is considered to be outside the bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgement in civilised company. Etymology: From pale, a jurisdiction under a given authority; often held by one nation in another country, hence suggesting that anything outside their control was uncivilised. It was in use by the mid-17th century. The phrase may be a reference to the general sense of boundary, but is often understood to refer to the English w:The Pale, Pale in Ireland. In the nominally English territory of Ireland, only the pale fell genuinely under the authority of English law, hence the terms within the Pale and .        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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