Law & Government

incumbrance C2+

/ɪnˈkʌmbrəns/ a burden or impediment; a legal claim against property M S

indigence C2+

/ˈɪndɪdʒəns/ a state of extreme poverty or neediness M S

inexistence C2+

/ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstəns/ the state of not existing; nonexistence M S

infract C2+

/ɪnˈfrækt/ to break or violate a law, rule, or agreement M S

infrequency C2+

/ɪnˈfrikwənsi/ the state of happening rarely or seldom M S

infringer C2+

/ɪnˈfrɪndʒɚ/ a person who violates a law, right, or agreement M S

inofficial C2+

/ˌɪnəˈfɪʃəl/ not official; lacking formal authority (archaic for unofficial) M S

interestedness C2+

/ˈɪntrəstɪdnəs/ the state of being interested, or of having a personal stake or bias M S

invocation C2+

/ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃən/ the act of calling upon a deity, spirit, or authority for aid or inspiration M S

irresolution C2+

/ɪˌrɛzəˈluʃən/ the state of being undecided or wavering M S

itemize C2+

/ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz/ to state or list as separate items M S

juridical C2+

/dʒʊˈrɪdɪkəl/ relating to judicial proceedings or the law M S

lawbreaking C2+

/ˈlɔˌbreɪkɪŋ/ the act of violating the law M S

lawman C2+

/ˈlɔˌmæn/ a law-enforcement officer, such as a sheriff or marshal M S

magisterial C2+

/ˌmædʒɪˈstɪriəl/ having an air of authority; authoritative and commanding M S

meaninglessness C2+

/ˈminɪŋləsnəs/ the state of lacking purpose, significance, or sense M S

messiness C2+

/ˈmɛsinəs/ the state of being untidy, disordered, or complicated M S

moistness C2+

/ˈmɔɪstnəs/ the state of being slightly wet or damp M S

monarchy C2+

/ˈmɑnərki/ a form of government with a monarch as head of state M S

necessitation C2+

/nəˌsɛsəˈteɪʃən/ the act of making necessary or the state of being compelled M S

nonequilibrium C2+

/ˌnɑnˌikwəˈlɪbriəm/ a state in which a system is not in equilibrium M S

nonexistence C2+

/ˌnɑnɪɡˈzɪstəns/ the state of not existing M S

nonidentity C2+

/ˌnɑnaɪˈdɛntəti/ the state of not being identical or the same M S

nonjudicial C2+

/ˌnɑndʒuˈdɪʃəl/ not relating to or carried out by a court of law M S

nonpossession C2+

/ˌnɑnpəˈzɛʃən/ the state of not possessing something M S

notoriousness C2+

/noʊˈtɔriəsnəs/ the state of being notorious; ill fame M S

officeholder C2+

/ˈɔfɪsˌhoʊldɚ/ a person who holds a public or official position M S

oneness C2+

/ˈwʌnnəs/ the state of being unified, whole, or in complete harmony M S

ordinance C2+

/ˈɔrdɪnəns/ an authoritative rule or law, especially one made by a municipality M S

parallelism C2+

/ˈpærəlɛlɪzəm/ the state of being parallel or of corresponding in structure M S

pedantically C2+

/pɪˈdæntɪkli/ in an overly precise or rule-bound manner M S

penal C2+

/ˈpinəl/ relating to punishment for breaking the law M S

perfunctory C2+

/pərˈfʌŋktəri/ carried out with minimal effort or care, as a routine duty M S

perplexity C2+

/pərˈplɛksɪti/ the state of being puzzled or confused M S

plaintiff C2+

/ˈpleɪntɪf/ a person who brings a legal action against another in a court of law M S

plurality C2+

/plʊˈrælɪti/ the state of being plural; the largest share of votes when no majority exists M S

prosperousness C2+

/ˈprɑspərəsnəs/ the state of being successful and thriving, especially financially M S

punishable C2+

/ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl/ liable to or deserving of punishment under law or rule M S

rawness C2+

/ˈrɔnəs/ the state of being uncooked, unrefined, sore, or emotionally exposed M S

reassert C2+

/ˌriəˈsɝt/ to state or claim again, more firmly; to reestablish M S

recalcitrant C2+

/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/ stubbornly resistant to authority, control, or guidance M S

registrar C2+

/ˈrɛdʒɪˌstrɑr/ an official who keeps official records or registers M S

republican C2+

/rɪˈpʌblɪkən/ relating to a republic or its principles; a supporter of republican government M S

respectability C2+

/rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪləti/ the state of being regarded as proper, decent, and worthy of esteem M S

rot C2+

/rɑt/ to decay or decompose; the process or state of decay; nonsense M S

sequester C2+

/sɪˈkwɛstɚ/ to isolate or set apart; to seize property temporarily by law M S

sobriety C2+

/səˈbraɪəti/ the state of being sober; seriousness or moderation M S

speeding C2+

/ˈspidɪŋ/ the act of driving faster than the legal limit M S

stupefaction C2+

/ˌstupəˈfækʃən/ a state of being stunned into dazed astonishment M S

subvert C2+

/səbˈvɝt/ to undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution M S

summons C2+

/ˈsʌmənz/ an order to appear before a court or authority M S

supremacy C2+

/səˈprɛməsi/ the state of being superior in authority, power, or status M S

tautness C2+

/ˈtɔtnəs/ the state of being stretched tight or tense M S

tenseness C2+

/ˈtɛnsnəs/ the state of being physically or emotionally taut or strained M S

thirstiness C2+

/ˈθɝstinəs/ the state of being thirsty M S

tightness C2+

/ˈtaɪtnəs/ the state of being firmly fixed, taut, or constricted M S

totality C2+

/toʊˈtæləti/ the whole of something; the state of being complete M S

tranquillity C2+

/træŋˈkwɪləti/ the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled M S

transgress C2+

/trænsˈɡrɛs/ to violate a law, command, or moral boundary M S

trooper C2+

/ˈtruːpɚ/ a soldier in a cavalry or armored unit, or a state police officer M S

unawareness C2+

/ˌʌnəˈwɛrnəs/ the state of not being conscious or cognizant of something M S

uncertainness C2+

/ʌnˈsɜːrtənnəs/ the state of being unsure or doubtful; uncertainty M S

uncomfortableness C2+

/ʌnˈkʌmftɚbəlnəs/ the state of being uneasy or physically uncomfortable M S

unfitness C2+

/ʌnˈfɪtnəs/ the state of being unsuitable or physically unhealthy M S

unitedness C2+

/juˈnaɪtɪdnəs/ the state of being joined together in agreement M S

unlawfully C2+

/ʌnˈlɔfəli/ in a manner contrary to the law M S

unofficially C2+

/ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəli/ not in an official capacity; informally M S

unpopularity C2+

/ˌʌnˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti/ the state of being disliked by many M S

vacantness C2+

/ˈveɪkəntnəs/ the state of being empty, unoccupied, or expressionless M S

variegation C2+

/ˌvɛriəˈɡeɪʃən/ the state of having varied colors or markings M S

wapentake C2+

/ˈwɑp.ən.teɪk/ a former administrative subdivision of certain English shires, like a hundred M S

wrongful C2+

/ˈrɔŋ.fəl/ unjust, unfair, or contrary to law or morality M S

compresence C2+

/kəmˈpɹɛz(ə)ns/ The state of existing together concurrently. M S

herile C2+

/ˈhɛr.əl/ of or relating to a master, especially a master's authority over servants or enslaved people M S

aesymnetes C2+

/ˌaɪ.sɪmˈniː.tiːz/ historical: a supreme magistrate voluntarily appointed by an ancient Greek city-state during a crisis, often with powers comparable to those of a tyrant M S

prytanis C2+

/ˈprɪt.ə.nɪs/ a member of the prytany, the section of the Athenian council serving for a fixed period as its presiding executive committee M S

zeugitai C2+

/zuːˈɡiː.taɪ/ historical: members of the third of the four property classes in Solonian Athens, below the hippeis and above the thetes M S

dicast C2+

/ˈdaɪˌkæst/ a citizen of ancient Athens chosen to serve as both judge and juror in a popular court M S

theatrocracy C2+

/ˌθiːəˈtrɑːkrəsi/ government by citizens assembled in a theater, especially as a description of ancient Athenian democracy M S

forisfamiliate C2+

/ˌfɔːrɪsfəˈmɪlieɪt/ obsolete Scots law: to renounce a legal claim to any further share of one's father's estate after receiving a portion M S

sequestrate C2+

/ˈsiːkwəˌstreɪt/ to set apart, isolate, or seclude someone or something M S

disafforest C2+

/ˌdɪsəˈfɔrɪst/ in English law, to remove land's legal status as a royal forest and release it from forest law M S

non compos mentis C2+

/ˌnɑːn ˌkɑːm.pəs ˈmɛn.tɪs/ not of sound mind; unable to understand or take legal responsibility for one's actions M S

reaccuse C2+

/ˌriːəˈkjuːz/ to accuse someone again M S

recognizant C2+

/rɪˈkɑɡnɪzənt/ aware of, acknowledging, or appreciative of something M S

conscribe C2+

/kənˈskraɪb/ To enroll; to enlist M S

commixtion C2+

/kəˈmɪkstʃən/ the action or result of mixing or blending things together M S