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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| statute | /x | Noun, Noun |
| natural law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| law of the land | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| constitution | xx/x | Noun |
| public law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| law of nature | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| prescription | x/x | Noun |
| code | / | Noun |
| constitutional law | xx/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| rule of law | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| legislation | xx/x | Noun |
| positivism | /xxxx | Noun |
| law and order | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| custom | /x | Noun |
| edict | /x | Noun |
| criminal law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| factum | xx | Noun |
| enactment | x/x | Noun |
| question of law | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| lawfulness | /xx | Noun |
| matter of law | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| penal law | /x/ | Name, Name |
| regulation | xx/x | Noun |
| individual | xx/xx | Noun |
| rule | / | Noun |
| civil law | /x/ | Name, Name |
| precedent | /xx | Noun |
| droit | / | Noun |
| case law | // | Phrase, Noun |
| covenant | /xx | Noun |
| common law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| lawmaking | /xx | Noun |
| statute book | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bylaw | /x | Noun |
| constitutionality | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| public policy | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| administrative law | x/xxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| person | /x | Noun |
| provision | x/x | Noun |
| writ | / | Noun |
| law review | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| agreement | x/x | Noun |
| operation of law | xx/x// | Phrase, Noun |
| commandment | x/x | Noun |
| precept | /x | Noun |
| bill | / | Noun |
| town | / | Noun |
| exhibit | x/x | Noun |
| legal | /x | Adjective |
| due process | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| bill of rights | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| convention | x/x | Noun |
| proscription | x/x | Noun |
| declaration | xx/x | Noun |
| nullity | /xx | Noun |
| jurisprudence | xx/x | Noun |
| promulgation | x/xx | Noun |
| legalism | /xxx | Noun |
| practice | /x | Noun |
| law court | // | Phrase, Noun |
| gazette | x/ | Name |
| petition | x/x | Noun |
| purview | /x | Noun |
| clause | / | Noun |
| parol | xx | Noun |
| novel | /x | Noun |
| special | /x | Adjective |
| nomos | /x | Noun |
| policy | /xx | Noun |
| legislative | /xxx | Noun |
| appointment | x/x | Noun |
| decree | x/ | Noun |
| real property | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| due process of law | //x// | Phrase, Noun |
| evidence | /xx | Noun |
| presents | /x | Verb |
| international law | xx/xx/ | Name, Name |
| color | /x | Noun |
| matter of record | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| legal fiction | /x/x | Name, Name |
| execution | xx/x | Noun |
| principle | /xx | Noun |
| status | /x | Noun |
| law firm | // | Phrase, Noun |
| treaty | /x | Noun |
| customary | /xxx | Adjective |
| recto | /x | Noun |
| testament | /xx | Noun |
| article | /xx | Noun |
| executive order | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| legal representative | /xxx/xx | Name, Name |
| invocation | xx/x | Noun |
| judgment | /x | Noun |
| lawyering | /xx | Noun |
| police | x/ | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun |
| element | /xx | Noun |
| letters patent | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| indictment | x/x | Noun |
| call | / | Noun |
| tort | / | Noun |
| normative | /xx | Adjective |
| access | /x | Noun, Verb |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| admiralty | /xxx | Noun |
| advantageous | xx/x | Adjective |
| affaire | x/ | Noun |
| affirmative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| affirming | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| aforesaid | x/x | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| allowed | x/ | Adjective |
| ambivalent | x/xx | Adjective |
| american | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| antidumping | xx/x | Adjective |
| appreciative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| assertive | x/x | Adjective |
| attitude | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| attorneys | x/x | Noun |
| authorities | x/xx | Noun |
| avocados | xx/x | Noun |
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| baryon | x/ | Noun |
| battery | /xx | Noun |
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| benign | x/ | Adjective |
| bia | xx | Name |
| birthright | /x | Noun |
| bold | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| canada | /xx | Name |
| canadian | x/xx | Adjective, Name |
| canon | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| canon law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| categorical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| certain | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| charter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name |
| claim | / | Noun, Verb |
| coincide | xx/ | Verb |
| commendable | x/xx | Adjective |
| commercial law | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| conducive | x/x | Adjective |
| confident | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| confirming | x/x | Noun |
| constabulary | x/xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| constructive | x/x | Adjective |
| convinced | x/ | Adjective |
| cops | / | Noun |
| copyright | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| correspond | xx/ | Verb |
| counsel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| counterproductive | /xxxx | Adjective |
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| curriculum | x/xx | Noun |
| definite | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| derecho | x/x | Noun |
| derive | x/ | Verb |
| desirable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| detecting | x/x | Noun |
| detection | x/x | Noun |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dietary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| difference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| duty | /x | Noun |
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| electronegative | x/x/xx | Adjective |
| eligibility | xxx/xx | Noun |
| enabling | x/xx | Noun |
| encouraging | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| enforcement | x/x | Noun |
| enthusiastic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| entitled | x/x | Adjective |
| entitlement | x/xx | Noun |
| enviable | /xxx | Adjective |
| equivocal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| eta | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| faa | / | Name |
| fair | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| favorable | /xxx | Adjective |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fca | x | Name |
| federal | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| fee | / | Noun, Verb |
| fig | / | Name, Verb |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| force | / | Noun, Verb |
| formal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fortunate | /xx | Adjective |
| france | / | Name |
| freedom | /x | Noun |
| french | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| friendly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| frontal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fruitful | /x | Adjective |
| fundamental law | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| gendarmerie | /xxx | Noun |
| glad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| grant | / | Noun, Verb |
| gratifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| happy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| healthy | /x | Adjective |
| heartening | /xx | Adjective |
| helpful | /x | Adjective |
| hopeful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| illicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| incontrovertible | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| infected | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| instruments | /xx | Noun |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| irrefutable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| 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 |
| jurists | /x | Noun |
| justice | /x | Noun |
| justicia | /x/x | Noun |
| keen | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lag | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| laudable | /xx | Adjective |
| lav | x | Noun |
| law of averages | ///xx | Phrase, Noun |
