Nouns (32)
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Law
n. [the legislation concerned with violations of law, esp. crimes]
law
n. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
court
n. a smooth, level quadrangle on which to play a game like tennis, basketball etc
Court
n. [any place where people are gathered to administer justice]
court
n. a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"
court
n. the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"
law, jurisprudence
n. the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
law, law of nature
n. a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"
law, natural law
n. a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
law, practice of law
n. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"
court, royal court
n. the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
court, royal court
n. the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
court, homage
n. respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"
court, courtyard
n. an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"
police, police force, constabulary, law
n. the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy
n. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
court, lawcourt, court of justice
n. a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
Verbs (5)
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court
v. engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years"
woo, court, romance, solicit
v. make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
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Fuzzynyms (111)
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edict
n. a formal or authoritative proclamation
legislative act, statute
n. an act passed by a legislative body
Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
n. English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)
charter
n. a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation
code, codification
n. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
injunction, enjoining, enjoinment, cease and desist order
n. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"
hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge
n. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
tavern, tap house
n. a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system
n. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
court, lawcourt, court of law, court of justice
n. a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
patio, terrace
n. usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
court, courtyard
n. an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"
deck
n. a porch that resembles the deck on a ship
porch
n. a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
veranda, verandah, gallery
n. a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
grounds
n. a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
criterion, standard
n. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
criterion, standard
n. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
caravan, train, wagon train
n. a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety"
audience
n. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
legal profession, bar, legal community
n. the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system
n. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
board
n. a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
seance, sitting, session
n. a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"
court, lawcourt, court of law, court of justice
n. a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
patio, terrace
n. usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
court
n. the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"
deck
n. a porch that resembles the deck on a ship
porch
n. a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
veranda, verandah, gallery
n. a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
compound, chemical compound
n. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
alloy, metal
n. a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
amalgam, dental amalgam
n. an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
park, commons, common, green
n. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park"
grounds
n. dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue; "it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds"
plaza, place, piazza
n. a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
quad, quadrangle
n. a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom
n. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge
n. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
tavern, tap house
n. a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
court
n. the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"
court, royal court
n. the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
audience
n. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
legal profession, bar, legal community
n. the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system
n. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
board
n. a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
seance, sitting, session
n. a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"
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