Law & Government
Rules, rights, courts, institutions, and public administration.
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maladministration
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/ˌmælədˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən/
faulty, improper, or inefficient management, especially by a public authority
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ephor
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/ˈɛf.ɚ/
one of five annually elected senior magistrates in ancient Sparta, empowered to supervise the kings and enforce civic law
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contumacy
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/ˈkɑːntʊməsi/
stubborn resistance to authority; deliberate and obstinate disobedience
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nonage
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/ˈnoʊnəd͡ʒ/
the state or period of being below the legal age of adulthood; minority
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indefeasibility
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/ɪn.dɪˌfiː.zɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/
the quality of being impossible to annul, invalidate, or defeat, especially as a legal right or title
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prohibitory
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/proʊˈhɪbəˌtɔɹi/
serving or intended to prohibit or forbid something
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socage
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/ˈsɑːkɪdʒ/
historical law: land tenure in return for agricultural services fixed in amount and kind or for money rent, rather than military service
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cursitor
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/ˈkɝsɪtɚ/
historical English law: a clerk in the Court of Chancery who prepared original writs issued as a matter of routine
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taxgatherer
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/ˈtæksˌɡæð.ɚ.ɚ/
one who collects taxes or public revenues; a tax collector
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hotchpot
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/ˈhɑtʃˌpɑt/
the legal combining of property or earlier gifts into a common fund so that an inheritance can be divided equally
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comitia
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/koʊˈmɪʃ.i.ə/
in ancient Rome, an assembly of citizens convened to elect officials or exercise legislative or judicial authority
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disencumbrance
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/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈkʌm.brəns/
freedom or release from an encumbrance, burden, debt, or legal claim
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metic
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/ˈmɛtɪk/
in an ancient Greek city-state, a resident foreigner who lacked full citizen rights and usually paid a special tax
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mutinously
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In a rebellious way that refuses to obey authority.
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arbitrament
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/ɑːrˈbɪtrəmənt/
an authoritative judgment or the power of deciding a matter; arbitration
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pontage
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A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges.
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mulct
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/mʌlkt/
A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one.
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phylarch
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/ˈfaɪ.lɑːrk/
the chief ruler of a phyle, or tribal division, in ancient Greece
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vice-warden
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/ˈvaɪsˌwɔːr.dən/
a deputy or assistant to a warden, authorized to act in the warden's place
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predial
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/ˈpriːdiəl/
of, relating to, or derived from land, landed property, or agriculture
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denaturalize
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/diˈnætʃərəˌlaɪz/
to revoke or deny a person's naturalized citizenship
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pedantocracy
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/ˌpɛd.ənˈtɑː.krə.si/
government or administration dominated by pedants who value rigid rules and narrow learning over practical judgment
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preappoint
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/ˌpriːəˈpɔɪnt/
to appoint, arrange, or determine beforehand
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purpresture
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/pɚˈprɛstʃɚ/
law: a wrongful enclosure, occupation, or appropriation of land subject to public or common rights
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muniment
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/ˈmjunəmənt/
a legal deed, charter, or other document preserved as evidence of a right or title
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superficies
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/ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃiˌiːz/
the outer surface or external aspect of something
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probate
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/ˈpɹoʊbeɪt/
the legal process of establishing that a deceased person's will is valid
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mistrial
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/ˈmɪsˌtɹaɪəl/
a trial that is ended without a valid result because of a serious procedural problem or a jury that cannot agree
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curfew
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/ˈkɝ.fju/
a rule requiring people to remain indoors or at home during specified hours
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