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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| examination | xxx/x | Noun, Noun | 
| voir dire | xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| interrogatory | xx/xxx | Noun | 
| colloquy | /xx | Noun | 
| subpoena ad testificandum | x/x//xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| trial | /x | Noun | 
| subpoena | x/x | Noun | 
| writ of inquiry | //x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| interview | /xx | Noun | 
| opening statement | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| jury trial | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| hostile witness | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| interrogation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| inquisition | xx/x | Noun | 
| subpoena duces tecum | x/x/xxx | Phrase, Noun | 
| request for admission | x//x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| discovery | x/xx | Noun | 
| summons | /x | Noun | 
| inquest | /x | Noun | 
| objection | x/x | Noun | 
| impeachment | x/x | Noun | 
| contestation | /x/x | Noun | 
| day in court | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| court appearance | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| colloquium | x/xx | Noun | 
| perjury | /xx | Noun | 
| indictment | x/x | Noun | 
| defense | x/ | Noun | 
| trial by jury | /x//x | Phrase, Noun | 
| litigation | xx/x | Noun | 
| test case | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| rebuttal | x/x | Noun | 
| pretrial | x/x | Adjective | 
| accusation | xx/x | Noun | 
| request for production | x//x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| complaint | x/ | Noun | 
| peremptory | x/xx | Adjective | 
| detention | x/x | Noun | 
| plea | / | Noun | 
| answer | /x | Noun | 
| double jeopardy | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| obstruction of justice | x/x//x | Phrase, Noun | 
| criminal procedure | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun | 
| pleading | /x | Noun | 
| order to show cause | /x/// | Phrase, Noun | 
| matter of fact | /x// | Phrase, Noun | 
| demurrer | x/x | Noun | 
| true bill | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| trial by ordeal | /x/// | Phrase, Noun | 
| defendant | x/x | Noun | 
| dying declaration | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| suing | /x | Verb | 
| mistrial | x/x | Noun | 
| replication | xx/x | Noun | 
| corpus delicti | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| protestation | xx/x | Noun | 
| conclusion | x/x | Noun | 
| garnishment | /xx | Noun | 
| counterclaim | /xx | Noun | 
| alibi | /xx | Noun | 
| appeal | x/ | Noun | 
| dismissal | x/x | Noun | 
| reasonable doubt | /xxx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| special issue | /x/x | Name, Name | 
| guilty | /x | Adjective | 
| contempt of court | x/// | Phrase, Noun | 
| ordeal | x/ | Noun | 
| lawsuit | /x | Noun | 
| lineup | /x | Noun | 
| panel | /x | Noun | 
| accusing | x/x | Verb | 
| excuse | x/ | Noun | 
| no contest | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| bill of attainder | //x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| default | x/ | Noun | 
| challenge | /x | Noun | 
| bolting | /x | Noun | 
| quest | / | Noun | 
| sharp practice | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| count | / | Noun | 
| tales | / | Noun | 
| attribution | xx/x | Noun | 
| not guilty | //x | Phrase, Noun, Adjective | 
| oath of calumny | ///xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| disputation | x//x | Noun | 
| police court | x// | Phrase, Noun | 
| interpleader | xx/x | Noun | 
| justice | /x | Noun | 
| moot court | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| death | / | Noun | 
| pursuit | x/ | Noun | 
| cause of action | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| libel | /x | Noun | 
| proximate cause | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| acquittal | x/x | Noun | 
| departure | x/x | Noun | 
| dueling | /x | Noun | 
| force | / | Noun | 
| accidental death | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| endangerment | x/xx | Noun | 
| solicitation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| onus | /x | Noun | 
| abrupt | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| acknowledgement | x/xx | Noun | 
| acknowledgment | x/xx | Noun | 
| acquisition | xx/x | Noun | 
| address | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| administration | xxx/x | Noun | 
| admissions | x/x | Noun | 
| aim | / | Noun, Verb | 
| air | / | Noun, Verb | 
| allocate | /xx | Verb | 
| alternating | /xxx | Adjective | 
| analyse | xx/ | Verb | 
| analysing | x/xx | Verb | 
| appraisal | x/x | Noun | 
| appreciation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| arithmetical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| ask | / | Verb, Noun | 
| assay | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| assessment | x/x | Noun | 
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| audit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| audition | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| automatic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| autopsy | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| beacon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| benzene | x/ | Noun | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| bluff | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| blunt | / | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| bold | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| browse | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brutally | /xx | Adverb | 
| calculate | /xx | Verb | 
| campaigns | x/ | Noun | 
| candid | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| candidacy | /xxx | Noun | 
| candidate | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| candidature | /xx/ | Noun | 
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| catechetical | /x/xx | Adjective | 
| catechism | /xxx | Noun | 
| censorship | /xx | Noun | 
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| charge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| checkout | /x | Noun | 
| checkup | /x | Noun | 
| childbirth | /x | Noun | 
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| clearance | /x | Noun | 
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| collateral | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| command | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| comparing | x/x | Noun | 
| comparison | x/xx | Noun | 
| competition | xx/x | Noun | 
| con | / | Noun, Verb | 
| concentrate | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| conn | / | Noun, Verb | 
| consider | x/x | Verb | 
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun | 
| consultation | xx/x | Noun | 
| contact | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| contemporaneously | xxx/xxx | Adverb | 
| contest | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| contrive | x/ | Verb | 
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| convey | x/ | Verb | 
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| covert | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| curse | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dealing | /x | Noun | 
| debate | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| dedicate | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| deliberation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| demanding | x/x | Adjective | 
| democratic | xx/x | Adjective, Name | 
| devote | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| diagnosis | xx/x | Noun, Verb | 
| directed | x/x | Adjective | 
| direction | x/x | Noun | 
| directional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| directives | x/x | Noun | 
| directly | x/x | Adverb | 
| discuss | x/ | Verb | 
| discussion | x/x | Noun | 
| divert | x/ | Verb | 
| dock | / | Noun, Verb | 
| downright | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| draw | / | Verb, Noun | 
| drive | / | Noun, Verb | 
| drop | / | Noun, Verb | 
| electric | x/x | Adjective, Name | 
| endoscopy | x/xx | Noun | 
| engineer | /x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| enquiry | x/x | Noun | 
| entrust | x/ | Verb | 
| etude | /x | Noun | 
| evaluation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| evidence | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| exactly | x/x | Adverb | 
| exam | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| examen | x/x | Noun | 
| examine | x/x | Verb, Noun | 
| expertise | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| explicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| exploration | xx/x | Noun | 
| explore | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| fig | / | Name, Verb | 
| final | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| firsthand | x/ | Adjective, Adverb | 
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| foreseeable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| forthright | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| frank | / | Name, Adjective, Verb | 
| frankly | /x | Adverb | 
| frontal | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| give | / | Verb, Noun | 
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| gol | x | Noun | 
| govern | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| guidance | /x | Noun | 
| guide | / | Noun, Verb | 
| handling | /x | Noun | 
| have | / | Verb, Noun | 
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| hearing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| help | / | Verb, Noun | 
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| identification | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| immediately | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| imminent | /xx | Adjective | 
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| independent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| indicate | /xx | Verb | 
| indirect | xx/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
