Legal terms in English used in real context with images, synonyms and antonyms for law students and advanced ESL learners in our visual thesaurus
Captive Captive (adj & noun) /ˈkæp.tɪv/ noun: a person or animal that is confined or restrained, prisoner, hostage, detainee, in prison, imprisoned, incarcerated, caged, enslaved The evidence shows that, in the war, the captives had been badly tortured and mistreated. Antonyms free Parts of Speech Noun: captivity
Delinquent Delinquent (adj & noun) /dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/ noun: a criminal or offender – lawbreaker – felon – wrongdoer: Adjective: antisocial, criminal This district at night is infamous for having so many delinquents. Antonyms dutiful, law-abiding Parts of Speech Noun: delinquency Adverb: delinquently
Penalize Penalize (verb) /ˈpiː.nə.laɪz/ to impose a penalty on someone – punish – disadvantage someone – reprimand – castigate – correct: Some students were heading toward the principal’s office for being penalized unfairly by their math teacher, Mr. Richardson. Antonyms let off, reward, excuse Parts of Speech Noun: penalty Noun: penalization Adjective: penal
Beneficiary Beneficiary (noun) /ˌben.ɪˈfɪʃ.ər.i/ US /-i.er.i/ someone receiving money, property, etc. – recipient – receiver – heir – payee: According to Mr. Smith’s will, his children are not beneficiaries of his personal property. Antonyms benefactor
Fugitive Fugitive (adj & noun) /ˈfjuː.dʒɪ.tɪv/ US /-ţɪv/ noun: someone who is running away from the police, punishment, enemies, etc. – runaway, escapee, deserter, outlaw – fleeing – brief, elusive, quick: Many fugitives from justice live in that deserted island. Parts of Speech Noun: fugitiveness Adverb: fugitively
Prosecute Prosecute (verb) (CONTINUE) /ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuːt/ US /ˈprɑː.sɪ-/ to officially accuse someone of a crime – litigate – sue – put on trial – indict – press charges against – take legal action – bring to court: He was prosecuted for rubbing from an old woman. Parts of Speech Noun: prosecution Noun: prosecutor Antonyms pardon, defend, …
Illegal Illegal (adj) /ɪˈliː.gəl/ against the law, unlawful, not supported by law, illegitimate, prohibited, forbidden, banned Illegal immigration is a serious social issue these days. Antonyms legal Parts of speech Adverb: illegally
Heir Heir (noun) /eəʳ/ US /er/ someone who receives money, property, etc. after the death of another person, beneficiary, recipient, successor, inheritor: Being the only child of the family, Robert was the sole heir to all of Mr. Smith’s property. Parts of speech Noun: heirship Adjective: heirless Antonyms predecessor, precursor
Verdict Verdict (noun) /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ US /ˈvɝː-/ a decision that is made by the jury in a trial – jury decision – decision or opinion – judgment – result – finding: The jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict on whether the defendant was guilty or not.
Parole Parole (noun & verb) /pəˈrəʊl/ US /-ˈroʊl/ noun: conditional release of a prisoner sooner than expected conditioned on good conduct and frequent reporting – conditional freedom – prisoner’s promise – early release: The captive was released on parole for his good behavior and decent services. Antonyms punishment