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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| public assistance | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| penal law | /x/ | Name, Name |
| legal aid | /x/ | Name, Name |
| bylaw | /x | Noun |
| court of law | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| social welfare | /x/x | Name, Name |
| lower court | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| common law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| plea | / | Noun |
| rule of law | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| law of the land | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| maintenance | /xx | Noun |
| bill | / | Noun |
| union | /x | Noun |
| issue | /x | Noun |
| rule | / | Noun |
| supplies | x/ | Noun |
| wardship | /x | Noun |
| public law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| statute | /x | Noun |
| pale | / | Adjective |
| relief | x/ | Noun |
| constitution | xx/x | Noun |
| wager of law | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| family law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| social service | /x/x | Name, Name |
| code | / | Noun |
| legacy | /xx | Noun |
| amparo | x/x | Noun |
| alimony | /xxx | Noun |
| law and order | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| court of equity | //xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| administrative law | x/xxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bill of complaint | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| appropriation | xxx/x | Noun |
| forfeiture | /xx | Noun |
| proscription | x/x | Noun |
| favor | /x | Noun |
| petition | x/x | Noun |
| abridgment | x/x | Noun |
| collection | x/x | Noun |
| habeas | /xx | Noun |
| attachment | x/x | Noun |
| legislation | xx/x | Noun |
| rule of lenity | ///xx | Phrase, Noun |
| law of nature | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| criminal law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| law review | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| probate | /x | Noun |
| precedent | /xx | Noun |
| policy | /xx | Noun |
| purview | /x | Noun |
| distribution | xx/x | Noun |
| covenant | /xx | Noun |
| case law | // | Phrase, Noun |
| livery | /xx | Noun |
| matter of law | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| droit | / | Noun |
| writ of right | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| forum non conveniens | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| person | /x | Noun |
| due process of law | //x// | Phrase, Noun |
| welfare | /x | Noun |
| petition of right | x/x// | Phrase, Noun |
| trust fund | // | Phrase, Noun |
| escheat | x/ | Noun |
| fiscal | /x | Adjective |
| claim | / | Noun |
| auspices | /xx | Noun |
| law court | // | Phrase, Noun |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| access | /x | Noun, Verb |
| accursed | x/ | Adjective |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| admiralty | /xxx | Noun |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| affaire | x/ | Noun |
| afflicted | x/x | Adjective |
| affluent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| aforesaid | x/x | Adjective |
| allowed | x/ | Adjective |
| alms | / | Noun |
| american | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| antidumping | xx/x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| arm | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| artisans | /xx | Noun |
| attorneys | x/x | Noun |
| authorities | x/xx | Noun |
| avocados | xx/x | Noun |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bia | xx | Name |
| birthright | /x | Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun |
| brainy | /x | Adjective |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, 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 |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name |
| civil law | /x/ | Name, Name |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| commercial law | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| constabulary | x/xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| cops | / | Noun |
| copyright | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| counsel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| curriculum | x/xx | Noun |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| decree | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defective | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| defenseless | x/x | Adjective |
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| degraded | x/x | Adjective |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| deprivation | xx/x | Noun |
| deprived | x/ | Adjective |
| derecho | x/x | Noun |
| derive | x/ | Verb |
| destitute | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| destitution | /xxx | Noun |
| detecting | x/x | Noun |
| detection | x/x | Noun |
| deteriorating | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| dietary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dilapidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| disabled | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| disadvantaged | xx/x | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| dispossessed | xx/ | Adjective |
| distressed | x/ | Adjective |
| domestics | x/x | Noun |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| dumb | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| duty | /x | Noun |
| eligibility | xxx/xx | Noun |
| enactment | x/x | Noun |
| enforcement | x/x | Noun |
| entitled | x/x | Adjective |
| entitlement | x/xx | Noun |
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| eta | /x | Noun, Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| faa | / | Name |
| faint | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fair | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| farmers | /x | Noun |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| fca | x | Name |
| fearing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| federal | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| fee | / | Noun, Verb |
| feeble | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| few | / | Noun |
| firearm | /xx | Noun |
| flawed | / | Adjective |
| flimsy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| force | / | Noun, Verb |
| fortunate | /xx | Adjective |
| foul | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fragile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| france | / | Name |
| freedmen | /x | Name |
| freedom | /x | Noun |
| french | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| fundamental law | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| gaps | / | Noun |
| gendarmerie | /xxx | Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| grant | / | Noun, Verb |
| guilty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gun | / | Noun, Verb |
| half | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| handicapped | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| hapless | /x | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hard up | // | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hearted | /x | Adjective |
| helpless | /x | Adjective |
| homeless | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| homely | /x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| householders | /xx | Noun |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| illicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| impoverished | x/x | Adjective |
| improper | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| inadequacy | x/xxx | Noun |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inclement | x/x | Adjective |
| incomplete | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| incorrect | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| indigent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ineffective | xx/x | Adjective |
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| infertile | x/x | Adjective |
| insecure | /xx | Adjective |
| instruments | /xx | Adjective |
| insubstantial | xx/x | Adjective |
| insufficiency | xx/xx | Noun |
