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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| acquitted | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| guiltless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| innocent | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| guilty | /x | Adjective |
| no contest | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| acquittal | x/x | Noun |
| arraignment | x/x | Noun |
| jury trial | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| accusation | xx/x | Noun |
| indictment | x/x | Noun |
| defendant | x/x | Noun |
| plea bargain | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| excuse | x/ | Noun |
| plea | / | Noun |
| alibi | /xx | Noun |
| trial by jury | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| defense | x/ | Noun |
| mistrial | x/x | Noun |
| rebuttal | x/x | Noun |
| dismissal | x/x | Noun |
| caution | /x | Noun |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| pleading | /x | Noun |
| complaint | x/ | Noun |
| criminal procedure | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| objection | x/x | Noun |
| charge | / | Noun |
| detention | x/x | Noun |
| miscarriage of justice | x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| protestation | xx/x | Noun |
| default | x/ | Noun |
| pretrial | x/x | Adjective |
| life sentence | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| court appearance | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| replication | xx/x | Noun |
| true bill | // | Phrase, Noun |
| colloquy | /xx | Noun |
| lawsuit | /x | Noun |
| accusing | x/x | Verb |
| day in court | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| attribution | xx/x | Noun |
| double jeopardy | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| summons | /x | Noun |
| reasonable doubt | /xxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| corpus delicti | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| allegation | xx/x | Noun |
| peremptory | x/xx | Adjective |
| sentence | /x | Noun |
| arrest | x/ | Noun |
| count | / | Noun |
| trial by ordeal | /x/// | Phrase, Noun |
| perjury | /xx | Noun |
| request for admission | x//x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| lesser included offense | /x//xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| death penalty | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| litigation | xx/x | Noun |
| felony | /xx | Noun |
| bill of attainder | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| manslaughter | /xx | Noun |
| plaint | / | Noun |
| police court | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| panel | /x | Noun |
| counterclaim | /xx | Noun |
| interrogatory | xx/xxx | Noun |
| involuntary manslaughter | x/xxx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| appeal | x/ | Noun |
| fair comment | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| malice aforethought | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| obstruction of justice | x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| libel | /x | Noun |
| impeachment | x/x | Noun |
| punishment | /xx | Noun |
| respite | /x | Noun |
| hung jury | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| extradition | xx/x | Noun |
| test case | // | Phrase, Noun |
| offense | x/ | Noun |
| challenge | /x | Noun |
| special issue | /x/x | Name, Name |
| death sentence | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| cause of action | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| opening statement | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| misdemeanor | xx/x | Noun |
| crime | / | Noun |
| fraud | / | Noun |
| variance | /xx | Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| voir dire | xx | Phrase, Noun |
| caveat | /xx | Noun |
| contempt of court | x/// | Phrase, Noun |
| subpoena | x/x | Noun |
| diversion | x/x | Noun |
| trespass on the case | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| tort | / | Noun |
| matter of fact | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| malice | /x | Noun |
| demurrer | x/x | Noun |
| answer | /x | Noun |
| malice in fact | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| intent | x/ | Noun |
| breach | / | Noun |
| justice | /x | Noun |
| cold case | // | Phrase, Noun |
| tales | / | Noun |
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| absolutely | xx/x | Adverb |
| accomplice | x/x | Noun |
| accountable | x/xx | Adjective |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| afflicted | x/x | Adjective |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| aggressor | x/x | Noun |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| anew | x/ | Adverb |
| anna | /x | Name |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| apprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ashamed | x/ | Adjective |
| assassin | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| at fault | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| atone | x/ | Verb |
| atypical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| author | /x | Noun, Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| battalion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| betrayal | x/x | Noun |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blame | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| blameworthy | /xx | Adjective |
| bomber | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| borne | / | Adjective, Noun |
| brigade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| chargeable | /xx | Adjective |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| chorus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| clocked | / | Adjective |
| cognizance | /xx | Noun |
| combinational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| comet | /x | Noun |
| commences | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| commit | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| completely | x/x | Adverb |
| complicit | x/x | Adjective |
| compos | /x | Adjective |
| condemn | x/ | Verb |
| condemnation | xx/x | Noun |
| confess | x/ | Verb |
| conscience | /x | Noun |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| contrite | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| convicted | x/x | Noun |
| conviction | x/x | Noun |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| culpability | xx/xx | Noun |
| culprit | /x | Noun |
| currently | /xx | Adverb |
| delinquent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| denying | x/x | Noun |
| depraved | x/ | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| diviner | x/x | Noun |
| divisible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| does | / | Noun |
| don | / | Name, Verb |
| either | /x | Adverb |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| errant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| erring | /x | Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| excluded | x/x | Verb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| fake | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| fear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| few | / | Noun |
| flop | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| footsteps | /x | Noun |
| forbidden | /xx | Adjective |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| gonna | /x | Verb |
| guilt | / | Noun, Verb |
| guy | / | Noun, Verb |
| handler | /x | Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| heading | /x | Noun |
| herein | x/ | Adverb |
| homicide | /xx | Noun |
| honest | /x | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| huh | / | Noun |
| humiliated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| immaterial | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| incorporeal | x/xx | Adjective |
| indictable | x/xx | Adjective |
| indivisible | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| instead | x/ | Adverb |
| insufficiently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| involving | x/x | Verb |
| is | / | Verb, Noun |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| jail | / | Noun, Verb |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| killer | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
| law | / | Noun, Verb |
| leap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| least | / | Adverb, Noun |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| liable | /xx | Adjective |
| logic | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| longer | /x | Noun |
| loving | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mala | /x | Noun |
| man | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| medan | xx | Name |
| merely | /x | Adverb |
| missing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| most | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| murderer | /xx | Noun |
| must | / | Verb, Noun |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| nah | / | Name |
| napoleon | x/xx | Name |
| nav | / | Noun, Verb |
| naw | / | Verb |
| nay | / | Name, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| neither | /x | Adverb |
