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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| access | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| address | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| administrative law | x/xxx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| admiralty | /xxx | Noun | 
| admissions | x/x | Noun | 
| adoptees | x// | Noun | 
| affaire | x/ | Noun | 
| aforesaid | x/x | Adjective | 
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| ahead | x/ | Adverb | 
| aimed | / | Adjective | 
| ali | /x | Name | 
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| alleviation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| allowed | x/ | Adjective | 
| american | x/xx | Name, Adjective | 
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| anglo | /x | Name | 
| anthems | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| anti | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| antidumping | xx/x | Adjective | 
| area | /xx | Noun | 
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| attorneys | x/x | Noun | 
| aunts | / | Noun | 
| authorities | x/xx | Noun | 
| avocados | xx/x | Noun | 
| avoid | x/ | Verb | 
| ban | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| based | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| beards | / | Noun | 
| before | x/ | Adverb | 
| bia | xx | Name | 
| bill | / | Noun, Verb | 
| birthright | /x | Noun | 
| blouses | /x | Noun | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| branched | / | Adjective | 
| break | / | Verb, Noun | 
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| canada | /xx | Name | 
| canadian | x/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| canon | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| canon law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| challenging | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| charge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| charter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| civil law | /x/ | Name, Name | 
| claim | / | Noun, Verb | 
| code | / | Noun, Verb | 
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| commercial law | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| compared | x/ | Verb | 
| con | / | Noun, Verb | 
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| confront | x/ | Verb | 
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun | 
| constabulary | x/xxx | Noun, Adjective | 
| constitution | xx/x | Noun | 
| contend | x/ | Verb | 
| contra | /x | Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| cops | / | Noun | 
| copyright | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| counsel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| court | / | Noun, Verb | 
| covenant | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| crackdown | /x | Noun | 
| crime | / | Noun, Verb | 
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| curb | / | Noun, Verb | 
| curriculum | x/xx | Noun | 
| decree | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| derecho | x/x | Noun | 
| derive | x/ | Verb | 
| despite | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| detecting | x/x | Noun | 
| detection | x/x | Noun | 
| dietary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| directed | x/x | Adjective | 
| disapprove | xx/ | Verb | 
| dissenting | x/x | Adjective | 
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| droit | / | Noun | 
| during | /x | Noun | 
| duty | /x | Noun | 
| eligibility | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb | 
| elimination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| enactment | x/x | Noun | 
| endanger | x/x | Verb | 
| enemy | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| enforcement | x/x | Noun | 
| entitled | x/x | Adjective | 
| entitlement | x/xx | Noun | 
| eradicate | x/xx | Verb | 
| established | x/x | Adjective | 
| eta | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| eyes | / | Verb | 
| faa | / | Name | 
| face | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fair | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| fca | x | Name | 
| federal | /xx | Adjective, Name | 
| fee | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fight | / | Verb, Noun | 
| for | / | Noun | 
| force | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fours | / | Noun | 
| fourth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| france | / | Name | 
| freedom | /x | Noun | 
| french | / | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| from | / | Verb | 
| function | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| fundamental law | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| gaze | / | Noun, Verb | 
| gendarmerie | /xxx | Noun | 
| grant | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hand | / | Noun, Verb | 
| has | / | Verb | 
| hazards | /x | Noun | 
| however | x/x | Adverb | 
| illicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| imam | /x | Noun | 
| instruments | /xx | Noun | 
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| international law | xx/xx/ | Name, Name | 
| into | x/ | Noun | 
| introduces | xx/x | Verb | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| 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 | 
| lex | / | Noun, Verb | 
| ley | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| look | / | Verb, Noun | 
| loss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| luo | / | Name | 
| made | / | Noun | 
| magisterial | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| maintaining | x/x | Noun | 
| maintenance | /xx | Noun | 
| maritime law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| martial law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| medical | /xx | Adjective, Name | 
| member | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| method | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| military | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| mosaic law | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| mot | / | Noun | 
| nad | / | Name | 
| namely | /x | Adverb | 
| natural law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| nays | / | Noun | 
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| norm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| normative | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| nulla | /x | Noun | 
| object | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| objection | x/x | Noun | 
| obligations | xx/x | Noun | 
| odds | / | Noun | 
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| offence | x/ | Noun | 
| ola | /x | Name | 
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| oppose | x/ | Verb | 
| opposite | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| opposition | xx/x | Noun | 
| order | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| ordinance | /xx | Noun | 
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| parables | /xx | Verb | 
| pauli exclusion principle | /xx/x/xx | Name, Name | 
| peace | / | Noun, Verb | 
| permitted | x/x | Adjective | 
| piece | / | Noun, Verb | 
| platoon | x/ | Noun, 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 | 
| power | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| prerogative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| prevent | x/ | Verb | 
| prevention | x/x | Noun | 
| principle | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| privilege | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| pro | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| procedure | x/x | Noun | 
| proclamation | xx/x | Noun | 
| prohibit | x/x | Verb | 
| prohibition | xx/x | Noun | 
| protested | x/x | Verb | 
| provision | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| public | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| public law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| qualified | /xx | Adjective | 
| rabbinical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| rebel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| regard | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| regime | x/ | Noun | 
| regulation | xx/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| regulatory | /xxxx | Adjective | 
| reject | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| rejection | x/x | Noun | 
| relation | x/x | Noun | 
| relative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| remarks | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| report | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| repression | x/x | Noun | 
| resist | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| respect | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| rightly | /x | Adverb | 
| riot act | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| rite | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| rule | / | Noun, Verb | 
| scheme | / | Noun, Verb | 
| school | / | Noun, Verb | 
| scotland yard | /x/ | Name, Name | 
| secret police | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| secular | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| sensing | /x | Noun | 
| sermon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| service | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sharia | /xx | Noun | 
| shariah | x/x | Noun | 
| solicitor | x/xx | Noun | 
| sonatas | x/x | Noun | 
| splash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| 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 | 
| struggle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| supposed | x/ | Adjective | 
| suppress | x/ | Verb | 
| suppression | x/x | Noun | 
| system | /x | Noun | 
| tackle | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| targeted | /xx | Adjective | 
| tariff | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| text | / | Noun, Verb | 
| than | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| together | x/x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| tort | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| toward | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| tribunal | x/x | Noun | 
| ufa | /x | Name | 
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| unlike | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| upon | x/ | |
| urge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| usages | /xx | Noun | 
| versus | /x | Noun | 
| vice squad | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| view | / | Noun, Verb | 
| violations | xx/x | Noun | 
| wet | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| whereas | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| while | / | Noun, Verb | 
| whose | / | |
| will | / | Verb, Noun | 
| winding | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| with | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| within | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| word | / | Noun, Verb | 
