Law & Government

counsel C2

/ˈkaʊn.səl/ Advice or guidance, especially when serious or careful. M S

lex C2

/lɛks/ a law or statute, especially one expressed by its Latin title or discussed in Roman law M S

dynamite C2

/ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/ blow up with dynamite M S

precinct C2

/ˈpriː.sɪŋkt/ in the United States, a local administrative district used for elections or policing M S

treason C2

/ˈtɹiː.zən/ The crime of betraying one’s own country. M S

concussion C2

/kənˈkʊʃən/ A violent collision or shock. M S

valet C2

/ˈvæleɪ/ a person that will park and fetch cars for people using a business, restaurant or service M S

superstitious C2

/ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/ showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance M S

suspense C2

/səˈspɛns/ an uncertain cognitive state M S

bey C2

/beɪ/ historical: a governor, ruler, or other high official in the Ottoman Empire and some of its former territories M S

statute C2

/ˈstæt͡ʃuːt/ enacted by a legislative body M S

oblivion C2

/əˈblɪviːən/ total forgetfulness M S

perjury C2

/ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/ The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath. M S

etiquette C2

/ˈɛt.ɪˌkɛt/ The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society. M S

scapegoat C2

/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/ Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure. M S

privy C2

/ˈprɪvi/ sharing secret or private knowledge of something, normally followed by to M S

untrue C2

/ʌnˈtɹuː/ not true to an obligation or trust M S

ancestral C2

/ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/ inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent M S

eviction C2

/ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/ the expulsion of someone, such as a tenant, from the possession of land by process of law M S

alderman C2

/ˈɔldəɹmən/ a member of a municipal council, especially in a city or in a historical system of local government M S

rigor C2

/ˈɹɪɡɚ/ excessive sternness M S

emir C2

/əˈmɪr/ a ruler, prince, governor, or military commander in an Islamic country or polity M S

viceroy C2

/ˈvaɪsˌrɔɪ/ a governor who rules a country, colony, or province as the representative of a monarch M S

corroborate C2

/kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t/ to support with evidence, authority, or make more certain or confirm M S

gentry C2

/ˈd͡ʒɛntɹi/ People of education and good breeding. M S

annihilation C2

/əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ total destruction M S

prerogative C2

/prɪˈrɑɡətɪv/ a right or privilege belonging exclusively to a particular person, group, or position M S

evict C2

/iˈvɪkt/ expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process M S

scepter C2

/ˈsɛp.tɚ/ a ceremonial staff carried by a monarch as an emblem of royal authority M S

aristocratic C2

/ˌæɹɪstəˈkɹætɪk/ belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy M S

libel C2

/ˈlaɪbəl/ a published false statement in a lasting form, such as writing or an image, that unjustly damages a person's reputation; also the legal wrong of publishing it M S

irreversible C2

/ˌɪr.ɪˈvɝ.sə.bəl/ incapable of being reversed M S

hypnotize C2

/ˈhɪpnətaɪ̯z/ To induce a state of hypnosis in. M S

requisition C2

/ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/ A formal, official request for supplies or services. M S

censor C2

/ˈsɛnsɚ/ to subject to political, religious, or moral censorship M S

wrongdoing C2

/ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/ activity that transgresses moral or civil law M S

inquisitor C2

/ɪnˈkwɪzɪtɚ/ a person who asks questions in a searching, persistent, or harsh manner M S

feudal C2

/ˈfju.dəl/ Of, or relating to feudalism. M S

monogamous C2

/məˈnɑɡəməs/ (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate M S

viscount C2

/ˈvaɪkaʊnt/ a member of the British or certain other peerages ranking below an earl or count and above a baron M S

accountability C2

/əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ The state of being responsible for your actions and having to explain them to others. M S

depravity C2

/dəˈpɹævɪti/ The state of being morally corrupt or wicked. M S

definitively C2

/dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/ In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final. M S

demos C2

/ˈdiˌmɑs/ the ordinary citizens or common people of an ancient Greek city-state; by extension, the populace or citizen body of a democracy M S

exorcise C2

/ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsaɪz/ To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer. M S

gratification C2

/ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ state of being gratified or satisfied M S

incumbent C2

/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ Currently holding an official position, especially in politics. M S

habeas C2

/ˈheɪ.bi.əs/ law: habeas corpus, especially a petition, proceeding, or writ seeking judicial review of a person's detention M S

ruthlessly C2

/ˈruːθləsli/ in a ruthless manner M S

dominus C2

/ˈdɑːmənəs/ historical: a lord or master; a title formerly applied to a knight, cleric, or academic master M S

notoriety C2

/noʊ.tɚ.aɪ.ə.ti/ The state of being famous for something bad or shameful. M S

transgression C2

/trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/ A violation of a law, duty or commandment. M S

frenzied C2

/ˈfɹɛnzid/ affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason M S

austerity C2

/ɔˈstɛɹɪti/ A government policy of cutting public spending and raising taxes to reduce debt. M S

procedural C2

/pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəl/ Relating to an established way of doing something, especially official rules or methods. M S

guile C2

/ɡaɪl/ Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty. M S

squatter C2

/ˈskwɑ.təɹ/ a person who occupies land or a building without legal title, permission, or a tenancy agreement M S

modus C2

/ˈmoʊ.dəs/ a customary payment or other composition made instead of a tithe in kind; historical English law M S

crevice C2

/ˈkrɛvəs/ A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall. M S

doge C2

/doʊdʒ/ historical: the elected chief magistrate of the former republics of Venice or Genoa M S

regulatory C2

/ˈɹɛɡ.jə.ləˌtɔ.ɹi/ Relating to official rules that control how something is done. M S

juggernaut C2

/ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.ɚ.nɔt/ a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way M S

undersigned C2

/ˌʌndɚˈsaɪnd/ the person or people whose signatures appear at the end of a document M S

stipulate C2

/ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/ To state clearly that something must be done, as part of an agreement or rule. M S

duchy C2

/ˈdʌtʃi/ a territory ruled by a duke or duchess, or historically held as their domain M S

draconian C2

/dɹəˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws M S

vicomte C2

/viˈkɔ̃t/ a French nobleman holding the rank corresponding to a British viscount M S

caveat C2

/ˈkæviˌɑt/ a warning, reservation, or qualification attached to a statement or agreement M S

furtive C2

/ˈfɝtɪv/ Of a person or an animal: sly, stealthy. M S

transverse C2

/tɹanzˈvɜːs/ Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas. M S

baronet C2

/ˈber.ə.nət/ a man holding a hereditary British title below a baron but above most knights M S

contractual C2

/kənˈtræktʃuːəl/ Relating to or required by a binding legal agreement. M S

omnipresent C2

/ˌɑmnɪˈpɹɛzn̩t/ Being everywhere simultaneously. M S

intendant C2

/ɪnˈtɛndənt/ a public administrator or governor, especially an official in historical France, Spain, Portugal, or their colonies M S

vert C2

/vɝt/ historical forest law: green vegetation in a forest, especially as cover or food for game M S

jurisprudence C2

/ˌdʒʊr.ɪsˈpruː.dəns/ the theory or philosophy of law and the principles by which legal systems interpret and apply it M S

beadle C2

/ˈbiːdəl/ historically, a minor parish officer who kept order, carried messages, or performed ceremonial duties M S

polygamist C2

/pəˈlɪɡəmɪst/ someone who is married to two or more people at the same time M S

litigious C2

/lɪˈtɪdʒəs/ inclined to settle disputes by bringing lawsuits M S

mutinous C2

/ˈmjuːtɪnəs/ Refusing to obey those in authority; ready to rebel. M S

sycophant C2

/ˈsɪkəfænt/ One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer. M S

ineligible C2

/ɪnˈɛlɪdʒəbəl/ not qualified or permitted to be chosen, receive something, or take part M S

codicil C2

/ˈkɑdəsəl/ a legal document added to a will to explain, modify, add, or revoke a provision M S

polis C2

/ˈpɑːlɪs/ an ancient Greek city-state, regarded as a political community together with its territory M S

misnomer C2

/ˌmɪsˈnoʊməɹ/ A term which is misleading, even if firmly established, technically correct, or both. M S

chicanery C2

/ʃɪˈkæɪn(ə)ɹi/ Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge. M S

recidivism C2

/rəˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm/ Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past. M S

pilfer C2

/ˈpɪl.fɚ/ To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft. M S

onus C2

/ˈoʊnəs/ a responsibility, duty, or burden placed on someone M S

jurist C2

/ˈdʒʊr.ɪst/ an expert or scholar in law and legal theory M S

elaborately C2

/ɪˈlæbrətli/ with elaboration M S

burgomaster C2

/ˈbɝːɡəˌmæstɚ/ the mayor or chief magistrate of a town in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, or certain other European countries M S

calumny C2

/ˈkæləmni/ Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another. M S

abeyance C2

/əˈbeɪ.ən(t)s/ Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. M S

deputation C2

/ˌdɛpjəˈteɪʃən/ a group of people appointed to represent others or present a request M S

contravention C2

/ˌkɑntrəˈvɛnʃən/ an action that violates or conflicts with a law, rule, order, agreement, or obligation M S