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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| abovementioned | x/xx | Adjective | 
| access | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| addition | x/x | Noun | 
| administrative law | x/xxx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| admiralty | /xxx | Noun | 
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| affaire | x/ | Noun | 
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| aforesaid | x/x | Adjective | 
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| ahead | x/ | Adverb | 
| allowed | x/ | Adjective | 
| already | x/x | Adverb | 
| altitude | /xx | Noun | 
| american | x/xx | Name, Adjective | 
| analogous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| answers | /x | Adjective | 
| antidumping | xx/x | Adjective | 
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb | 
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| appears | x/ | Noun | 
| atop | x/ | Adverb | 
| attorneys | x/x | Noun | 
| authorities | x/xx | Noun | 
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| avocados | xx/x | Noun | 
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| before | x/ | Adverb | 
| beforehand | x/x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| beneath | x/ | Adverb | 
| besides | x/ | Adverb | 
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| bia | xx | Name | 
| bill | / | Noun, Verb | 
| birthright | /x | Noun | 
| break | / | Verb, Noun | 
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| canada | /xx | Name | 
| canadian | x/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| canon | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| canon law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| charge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| charter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| cited | /x | Adjective | 
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| civil law | /x/ | Name, Name | 
| claim | / | Noun, Verb | 
| classic | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| cloud | / | Noun, Verb | 
| code | / | Noun, Verb | 
| commercial law | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| con | / | Noun, Verb | 
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| constabulary | x/xxx | Noun, Adjective | 
| constitution | xx/x | Noun | 
| cops | / | Noun | 
| copyright | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| counsel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| court | / | Noun, Verb | 
| covenant | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| crime | / | Noun, Verb | 
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| curriculum | x/xx | Noun | 
| decree | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| derecho | x/x | Noun | 
| derive | x/ | Verb | 
| detecting | x/x | Noun | 
| detection | x/x | Noun | 
| dietary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| droit | / | Noun | 
| duty | /x | Noun | 
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective | 
| eligibility | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| enactment | x/x | Noun | 
| enforcement | x/x | Noun | 
| entitled | x/x | Adjective | 
| entitlement | x/xx | Noun | 
| especially | x/x | Adverb | 
| eta | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| exceed | x/ | Verb | 
| excess | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| exposed | x/ | Adjective | 
| faa | / | Name | 
| fair | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| fca | x | Name | 
| federal | /xx | Adjective, Name | 
| fee | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fie | x | Noun | 
| fig | / | Name, Verb | 
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| force | / | Noun, Verb | 
| foregoing | x/x | Adjective | 
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| formerly | /xx | Adverb | 
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| france | / | Name | 
| freedom | /x | Noun | 
| french | / | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| fundamental law | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| furthermore | /xx | Adverb | 
| gendarmerie | /xxx | Noun | 
| governors | /xx | Noun | 
| graduate | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| grant | / | Noun, Verb | 
| greater | /x | Adjective | 
| haut | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| herein | x/ | Adverb | 
| hereof | x/ | Adverb | 
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| hovering | /xx | Noun | 
| illicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| immediately | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| indicated | /xxx | Verb | 
| infra | /x | Noun, Adverb | 
| instruments | /xx | Adverb | 
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| international law | xx/xx/ | Name, Name | 
| jail | / | Noun, Verb | 
| jog | / | Noun, Verb | 
| judge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| judicature | x/xx | Noun | 
| judicial | x/x | Adjective, Name | 
| judiciary | x/xxx | Noun, Adjective | 
| jure | / | Noun | 
| juridical | /xxx | Adjective | 
| jurisdiction | xx/x | Noun | 
| jurisprudence | xx/x | Noun | 
| jurists | /x | Noun | 
| justice | /x | Noun | 
| justicia | /x/x | Noun | 
| lag | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| lav | x | Noun | 
| law of averages | ///xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of constant proportion | ///xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of definite proportions | ///xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of diminishing returns | //x/xxx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of effect | //x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of gravitation | //xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of large numbers | ////x | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of mass action | ////x | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of motion | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of multiple proportions | ///xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of nations | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of nature | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of partial pressures | ///x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| law of the land | //x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| lawfully | /xx | Adverb | 
| lawlessness | /xx | Noun | 
| lawmaking | /xx | Noun | 
| lawyer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| legal | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| legality | x/xx | Noun | 
| legislated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| legislation | xx/x | Noun | 
| legislative | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| legislator | /xxx | Noun | 
| legislature | /xxx | Noun | 
| legitimacy | x/xxx | Noun | 
| lei | / | Noun | 
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| lex | / | Noun, Verb | 
| ley | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| listed | /x | Adjective | 
| longer | /x | Noun | 
| luo | / | Name | 
| magisterial | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| maintaining | x/x | Noun | 
| maintenance | /xx | Noun | 
| makes | / | Verb | 
| maritime law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| martial law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| medical | /xx | Adjective, Name | 
| member | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| mentioned | /x | Verb | 
| method | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| military | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| moreover | x/x | Adverb | 
| mosaic law | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| nad | / | Name | 
| name | / | Noun, Verb | 
| natural law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| none | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| norm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| normative | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| nulla | /x | Noun | 
| obligations | xx/x | Noun | 
| offence | x/ | Noun | 
| ola | /x | Name | 
| old | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| order | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| ordinance | /xx | Noun | 
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| overhead | /x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| paragraph | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| particular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| particularly | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| pauli exclusion principle | /xx/x/xx | Name, Name | 
| peace | / | Noun, Verb | 
| permitted | x/x | Adjective | 
| pertinent | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| piece | / | Noun, Verb | 
| platoon | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| plus | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| police | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| police force | x// | Phrase, Noun | 
| policy | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| polity | /xx | Noun | 
| poor law | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| posse | /x | Noun | 
| posse comitatus | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| postgraduate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| power | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| preceding | x/x | Adjective | 
| prerogative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| previous | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| principle | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| prior | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| privilege | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| procedure | x/x | Noun | 
| proclamation | xx/x | Noun | 
| prohibition | xx/x | Noun | 
| provision | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| public | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| public law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| qualified | /xx | Adjective | 
| rabbinical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| referenced | /xx | Adjective | 
| regarded | x/x | Adjective | 
| regime | x/ | Noun | 
| regulation | xx/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| regulatory | /xxxx | Adjective | 
| repression | x/x | Noun | 
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| riot act | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| rite | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| rule | / | Noun, Verb | 
| same | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| scheme | / | Noun, Verb | 
| school | / | Noun, Verb | 
| scotland yard | /x/ | Name, Name | 
| secret police | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| secular | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| seen | / | Verb, Noun | 
| senior | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| sensing | /x | Noun | 
| sermon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sharia | /xx | Noun | 
| shariah | x/x | Noun | 
| shows | / | Verb, Noun | 
| similar | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| simplified | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| sky | / | Noun, Verb | 
| solicitor | x/xx | Noun | 
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| state | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| statute | /x | Noun | 
| statute of limitations | /x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| statutory | /xxx | Adjective | 
| straight | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| straightforward | //x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| sub | / | Noun, Verb | 
| such | / | Noun | 
| superior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| supervisor | /xxx | Noun | 
| supposed | x/ | Adjective | 
| suppression | x/x | Noun | 
| supra | /x | Noun, Adverb | 
| supreme | x/ | Name, Adjective, Verb | 
| surpassed | x/ | Verb | 
| system | /x | Noun | 
| tariff | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tertiary | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| text | / | Noun, Verb | 
| than | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| those | / | |
| top | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| tort | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| tribunal | x/x | Noun | 
| ufa | /x | Name | 
| until | x/ | |
| up | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| upon | x/ | |
| upper | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| uppermost | /xx | Adjective, Adverb | 
| upriver | x/x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| upstairs | x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| upstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| upward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| upwind | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| usages | /xx | Noun | 
| utmost | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| vice squad | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| wet | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
