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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| constabulary | x/xxx | Noun, Adjective | 
| law | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| police | x/ | Verb, Noun, Verb | 
| police department | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| state police | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| law enforcement | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| polis | /x | Noun | 
| patrol | x/ | Noun | 
| precinct | /x | Noun | 
| peace officer | //xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| authorities | x/xx | Noun | 
| enforce | x/ | Verb | 
| law and order | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| protective custody | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| security | x/xx | Noun | 
| posse | /x | Noun | 
| government | /xx | Noun | 
| penal law | /x/ | Name, Name | 
| task force | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| federal | /xx | Name | 
| power | /x | Noun | 
| criminal law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| bureaucracy | x/xx | Noun | 
| corps | / | Noun | 
| town | / | Noun | 
| inspectorate | x/xx | Noun | 
| state | / | Noun | 
| organ | /x | Noun | 
| polity | /xx | Noun | 
| surveillance | x/x | Noun | 
| conscription | x/x | Noun | 
| officialdom | x/xx | Noun | 
| law of the land | //x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| constitution | xx/x | Noun | 
| public office | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| person | /x | Noun | 
| inspection | x/x | Noun | 
| obedience | x/xx | Noun | 
| magistracy | /xxx | Noun | 
| prosecution | xx/x | Noun | 
| capacity | x/xx | Noun | 
| watch and ward | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| policy | /xx | Noun | 
| law firm | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| organization | xxx/x | Noun | 
| office | /x | Noun | 
| fire brigade | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| lawfulness | /xx | Noun | 
| organized crime | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| fire department | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| society | x/xx | Noun | 
| arrest warrant | x//x | Phrase, Noun | 
| constitutional law | xx/xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| public policy | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| executive | x/xx | Noun | 
| council | /x | Noun | 
| feds | / | Noun | 
| body | /x | Noun | 
| controlled substance | x//x | Phrase, Noun | 
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun | 
| constituency | x/xxx | Noun | 
| confederation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| federation | xx/x | Noun | 
| army | /x | Noun | 
| commonwealth | /xx | Noun | 
| corporation | xx/x | Noun | 
| mafia | /xx | Noun | 
| regimen | /xx | Noun | 
| posse comitatus | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| requisition | xx/x | Noun | 
| municipality | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| commandment | x/x | Noun | 
| politics | /xx | Noun | 
| public law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| service | /x | Noun | 
| prior | /x | Adjective | 
| legal | /x | Adjective | 
| command | x/ | Noun | 
| code | / | Noun | 
| administrative law | x/xxx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| rule of law | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| obligation | xx/x | Noun | 
| synod | /x | Noun | 
| grand jury | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| fiscal | /x | Adjective | 
| faculty | /xx | Noun | 
| workforce | /x | Noun | 
| hierarchy | /xxx | Noun | 
| legislature | /xxx | Noun | 
| ordinance | /xx | Noun | 
| color | /x | Noun | 
| body politic | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| bylaw | /x | Noun | 
| legislative | /xxx | Noun | 
| law of nature | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| bureau | /x | Noun | 
| citizenry | /xxx | Noun | 
| city council | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| association | xxx/x | Noun | 
| application | xx/x | Noun | 
| people | /x | Noun | 
| diplomatic corps | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| potentate | /xx | Noun | 
| unit | /x | Noun | 
| jurisdiction | xx/x | Noun | 
| legislation | xx/x | Noun | 
| commission | x/x | Noun | 
| conservatorship | x/xxx | Noun | 
| military service | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| competence | /xx | Noun | 
| habeas | /xx | Noun | 
| imperium | x/xx | Noun | 
| machine | x/ | Noun | 
| warrant of arrest | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| abduct | x/ | Verb | 
| accordance | x/x | Noun | 
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| activates | /xx | Verb | 
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| actor | /x | Noun | 
| adduct | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| administrative | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| admiralty | /xxx | Noun | 
| affinity | x/xx | Noun | 
| against | x/ | Noun | 
| agents | /x | Noun | 
| air | / | Noun, Verb | 
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| applicable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| apply | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| armament | /xx | Noun | 
| armed | / | Adjective | 
| armed forces | //x | Name, Name | 
| arrest | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| attract | x/ | Verb | 
| attraction | x/x | Noun | 
| aviation | xx/x | Noun | 
| badge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| beat back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| bind | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brawn | / | Noun, Verb | 
| break | / | Verb, Noun | 
| brigade | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| brunt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brutality | x/xx | Noun | 
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| capability | xx/xx | Noun | 
| car | / | Noun | 
| carabinieri | x/x/x | Noun | 
| cart | / | Noun, Verb | 
| censors | /x | Noun | 
| centrifugal force | x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| centripetal force | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| clout | / | Noun, Verb | 
| coerce | x/ | Verb | 
| coercion | x/x | Noun | 
| coercive | x/x | Adjective | 
| cogency | /xx | Noun | 
| cohesion | x/x | Noun | 
| commando | x/x | Noun | 
| commencement | x/x | Noun | 
| commissariat | /xxx/ | Noun | 
| commissary | /xxx | Noun | 
| commissioners | x/xx | Noun | 
| commit | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| commonality | xx/xx | Noun | 
| compel | x/ | Verb | 
| compulsion | x/x | Noun | 
| compulsory | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| computer | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| constable | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| constrain | x/ | Verb | 
| constraint | x/ | Noun | 
| consular | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| contingent | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| coordinated | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| cop | / | Noun, Verb | 
| coppers | /x | Verb | 
| correctional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| correlation | xx/x | Noun | 
| corresponding | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| courage | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| courtroom | /x | Noun | 
| crime | / | Noun, Verb | 
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| custody | /xx | Noun | 
| date | / | Noun, Verb | 
| demographic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| department | x/x | Noun | 
| deserters | /xx | Noun | 
| detachment | x/x | Noun | 
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| detective | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| deterrent | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| dint | / | Noun, Verb | 
| disarm | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| discussion | x/x | Noun | 
| displacement | x/x | Noun | 
| distribution | xx/x | Noun | 
| division | x/x | Noun | 
| drag | / | Verb, Noun | 
| dragoon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| draw | / | Verb, Noun | 
| draw in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| drift | / | Noun, Verb | 
| drive | / | Noun, Verb | 
| duress | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| echelon | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| eff | / | Noun, Verb | 
| effect | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| effectively | x/xx | Adverb | 
| efficiency | x/xx | Noun | 
| efficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| elevator | /xxx | Noun, Verb | 
| employment | x/x | Noun | 
| enemy | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| energy | /xx | Noun | 
| enforcer | x/x | Noun | 
| engine | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| enticement | x/x | Noun | 
| entropy | /xx | Noun | 
| equilibrium | xx/xx | Noun | 
| equipment | x/x | Noun | 
| evidential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| excise | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| execution | xx/x | Noun | 
| exert | x/ | Verb | 
| exist | x/ | Verb | 
| existence | x/x | Noun | 
| existent | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| expeditionary | xx/xxx | Name, Adjective | 
| expenditure | x/xx | Noun | 
| experts | /x | Noun | 
| factor | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| field | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fireman | /x | Noun | 
| firepower | /xx | Noun | 
| flick | / | Noun, Verb | 
| flip | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| font | / | Noun, Verb | 
| forced | / | Adjective | 
| forceful | /x | Adjective | 
| forcible | /xx | Adjective | 
| forensic | x/x | Adjective | 
| forte | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| fortitude | /xx | Noun | 
| fours | / | Noun | 
| freeze | / | Noun, Verb | 
| gap | / | Noun, Verb | 
| garda | /x | Name | 
| garrison | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| gendarme | /x | Noun | 
| gendarmerie | /xxx | Noun | 
| gestapo | x/x | Name | 
