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turekore

1. (loan) (modifier) lawlessly, illegally.

...hei tiaki i te iwi Māori kei patua turekoretia, kei tangohia turekoretia ō rātau whenua (TJ 14/6/1898:8). / ... to look after the Māori people so they are not murdered or their lands taken illegally.

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2. (loan) (noun) anarchy, lawlessness.

Me whakaaro nui, me tūpato hoki, kei pēhia te tika e te whakaaro o te hunga pōauau, kei raru te whenua katoa i te turekore, i te hē, i runga i te mahi wairangi a ētahi tāngata whakaaro pōhēhē (MM.TKM 14/7/1860:12). / Take heed that the councils of the foolish do not prevail, and that the whole country is not thrown into anarchy and confusion by the folly of a few misguided men.

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Synonyms: ture kore

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