Law & Government

labyrinth C2+

/ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/ A maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur. M S

litigation C2+

/ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/ The conduct of a lawsuit. M S

prelude C2+

/ˈpɹeɪl(j)uːd/ An introductory or preliminary performance or event. M S

verboten C2+

/ˌfəɹˈboʊt(ə)n/ excluded from use or mention M S

urbane C2+

/ɜɹˈbeɪn/ Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave. M S

self-government C2+

/ˈsɛlfˈgʌvɝnmənt/ The governance of a region by its own populace; autonomy. M S

fungible C2+

/ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/ Any fungible item. M S

comity C2+

/ˈkɒmɪti/ Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony. M S

defalcate C2+

/ˈdɛfəɫkeɪt/ appropriate property entrusted to one's care fraudulently to one's own use M S

prepense C2+

/pɹɪˈpɛns/ planned or considered beforehand; premeditated, chiefly in the legal phrase malice prepense M S

perquisition C2+

/ˌpɝkwəˈzɪʃən/ A thorough inquiry or search. M S

authorization C2+

/ˌɔθɚrɪˈzeɪʃən/ official permission or sanction to do something M S

authoritarian C2+

/əˌθɔrɪˈtɛriən/ favouring strict obedience to authority over personal freedom M S

dormant C2+

/ˈdɔrmənt/ temporarily inactive or in a state of suspended development M S

abeyant C2+

/əˈbeɪənt/ temporarily suspended or in a state of latency M S

contentedness C2+

/kənˈtɛntɪdnəs/ the state of being satisfied and at ease M S

crestfallenness C2+

/ˈkrɛstˌfɔlənnəs/ the state of being dejected or dispirited M S

delightedness C2+

/dɪˈlaɪtɪdnəs/ the state of being greatly pleased or joyful M S

vexation C2+

/vɛkˈseɪʃən/ the state of being annoyed or frustrated; a cause of such M S

abasement C2+

/əˈbeɪsmənt/ the act of humbling or degrading; a state of humiliation M S

aloneness C2+

/əˈloʊnnəs/ the state of being alone; solitude M S

commotion C2+

/kəˈmoʊʃən/ a state of confused and noisy disturbance M S

licit C2+

/ˈlɪsɪt/ permitted by law; lawful M S

observance C2+

/əbˈzɜrvəns/ the keeping of a law, custom, or ritual M S

permissible C2+

/pɚˈmɪsəbəl/ allowed or permitted by rules or law M S

seclusion C2+

/sɪˈkluʒən/ the state of being private and away from others M S

approbation C2+

/ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən/ approval or praise, often official M S

corrupted C2+

/kəˈrʌptɪd/ made dishonest, debased, or damaged from an original state M S

decease C2+

/dɪˈsis/ (formal/legal) death; to die M S

bobby C2+

/ˈbɑbi/ a British police officer M S

continuance C2+

/kənˈtɪnjuəns/ the act of continuing, or a legal postponement of proceedings M S

delict C2+

/dɪˈlɪkt/ a wrongful act giving rise to legal liability; a civil wrong M S

disarray C2+

/ˌdɪsəˈreɪ/ a state of disorder or confusion M S

heteroclite C2+

/ˈhɛtərəˌklaɪt/ deviating from the ordinary rule or form; irregular or abnormal M S

illicitly C2+

/ɪˈlɪsɪtli/ in a manner forbidden by law, rule, or custom M S

impurity C2+

/ɪmˈpjʊrəti/ a contaminating substance, or the state of being impure M S

jester C2+

/ˈdʒɛstɚ/ a professional fool or clown, especially at a medieval court M S

kosher C2+

/ˈkoʊʃɚ/ conforming to Jewish dietary law; informally, legitimate or proper M S

promulgate C2+

/ˈprɑməlɡeɪt/ to make widely known or to put a law into effect by official proclamation M S

adherence C2+

/ədˈhɪrəns/ steady attachment to a rule, belief, or cause M S

confiscate C2+

/ˈkɑnfɪˌskeɪt/ to seize property by authority M S

defiant C2+

/dɪˈfaɪənt/ boldly resistant to authority or opposition M S

depravedness C2+

/dɪˈpreɪvdnəs/ the state of being morally corrupt or depraved M S

designation C2+

/ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/ an official name, title, or label assigned to someone or something M S

drunkenness C2+

/ˈdrʌŋkənnəs/ the state of being intoxicated with alcohol M S

edict C2+

/ˈidɪkt/ an official order or proclamation issued by an authority M S

flux C2+

/flʌks/ continuous change or flow; a state of instability M S

illegitimate C2+

/ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət/ not authorized by law or accepted standards; not legitimate M S

illicit C2+

/ɪˈlɪsɪt/ forbidden by law, rules, or custom M S

legitimately C2+

/ləˈdʒɪtəmətli/ in a way that conforms to law or accepted standards; justifiably M S

nativism C2+

/ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm/ the policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants M S

obligatory C2+

/əˈblɪɡəˌtɔri/ required by a rule, law, or custom; compulsory M S

onliness C2+

/ˈoʊnlinəs/ the state of being alone or unique; singleness M S

abrogate C2+

/ˈæbrəɡeɪt/ to repeal or do away with a law, agreement, or custom formally M S

craziness C2+

/ˈkreɪzinəs/ the state of being wild, foolish, or insane M S

decree C2+

/dɪˈkri/ an official order having the force of law M S

dependency C2+

/dɪˈpɛndənsi/ the state of relying on or being controlled by something or someone M S

docket C2+

/ˈdɑkɪt/ a list of legal cases to be tried; an agenda of matters to be dealt with M S

expectancy C2+

/ɪkˈspɛktənsi/ the state of anticipating or expecting something to happen M S

feral C2+

/ˈfɛrəl/ in a wild state, especially after escaping from domestication M S

identicalness C2+

/aɪˈdɛntɪkəlnəs/ the state of being exactly the same M S

inadequacy C2+

/ɪnˈædɪkwəsi/ the state of being insufficient or not good enough for a purpose M S

instability C2+

/ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/ the state of being unsteady, unreliable, or prone to change M S

justicer C2+

/ˈdʒʌstɪsər/ (archaic) one who administers justice; a judge or magistrate M S

loneness C2+

/ˈloʊnnəs/ (literary) the state of being alone or solitary M S

malfeasance C2+

/mælˈfizəns/ wrongdoing, especially misconduct by a public official M S

misdeed C2+

/ˌmɪsˈdid/ a wicked or illegal act; a wrongdoing M S

null C2+

/nʌl/ having no legal force or value; zero or nonexistent M S

transiency C2+

/ˈtrænziənsi/ the state of being brief or impermanent; transience M S

unevenness C2+

/ʌnˈivənnəs/ the state of not being level, smooth, or consistent M S

unlawful C2+

/ʌnˈlɔfəl/ not permitted by law; illegal M S

unprocessed C2+

/ʌnˈprɑsɛst/ not treated, refined, or prepared; in a raw state M S

absolutism C2+

/ˈæbsəluˌtɪzəm/ the principle or system of absolute, unlimited governmental or moral authority M S

bailiff C2+

/ˈbeɪlɪf/ an official who maintains order in a court or executes legal writs M S

bondage C2+

/ˈbɑndɪdʒ/ the state of being a slave or under another's control M S

cabal C2+

/kəˈbæl/ a secret group plotting against a government or authority M S

congress C2+

/ˈkɑŋɡrəs/ a formal assembly of representatives, or a coming together M S

connectedness C2+

/kəˈnɛktɪdnəs/ the state of being joined or related to others M S

consuetude C2+

/ˈkɑnswəˌtuːd/ an established custom or usage, especially with legal force M S

decern C2+

/dɪˈsɝn/ to decree or judge judicially, especially in Scots law M S

democrat C2+

/ˈdɛməˌkræt/ an advocate or supporter of democratic government M S

destitution C2+

/ˌdɛstɪˈtuʃən/ the state of extreme poverty; lack of the means of subsistence M S

directive C2+

/dɪˈrɛktɪv/ an official instruction or order issued by an authority M S

disconnection C2+

/ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃən/ the act of breaking a connection or the state of being disconnected M S

dissimilarity C2+

/ˌdɪsɪməˈlɛrəti/ the state of being unlike or different M S

disuse C2+

/dɪsˈjus/ the state of no longer being used or practiced M S

dupery C2+

/ˈdupəri/ the act of deceiving, or the state of being duped M S

elector C2+

/ɪˈlɛktər/ a person entitled to vote in an election M S

electorate C2+

/ɪˈlɛktərət/ all the people entitled to vote in an election M S

enfranchisement C2+

/ɛnˈfræntʃɪzmənt/ the granting of the right to vote or of civil liberties M S

enlargement C2+

/ɛnˈlɑrdʒmənt/ the act of making larger or the state of being enlarged M S

extrajudicial C2+

/ˌɛkstrədʒuˈdɪʃəl/ outside or beyond the authority of a court of law M S

flout C2+

/flaʊt/ to openly disregard a rule, law, or convention with contempt M S

helplessness C2+

/ˈhɛlpləsnəs/ the state of being unable to act or defend oneself M S

holiness C2+

/ˈhoʊlinəs/ the state of being sacred, pure, or spiritually consecrated M S

impeachment C2+

/ɪmˈpitʃmənt/ the formal charging of a public official with misconduct M S