Legal terms in English used in real context with images, synonyms and antonyms for law students and advanced ESL learners in our visual thesaurus
Oath 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Oath 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /əʊθ/ (noun) a promise that you make to indicate that you just tell the truth in a court of law, vow, assurance, word of honor, pledge, avowal – a swear word, curse, profanity, dirty word, obscenity, malediction, vulgarity, expletive, swearword Sworn …
Prevarication 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 4 Prevarication 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 4 /prɪˌvær.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) avoiding telling the truth, concealing the truth, evasiveness, evasion, hedging, avoidance, untruth, lying, lie, beating around the bush, equivocation, falsification It is ironic that Thomas F. who accuses CMI of prevarication did not get his …
Decapitate 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 4 Decapitate 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 4 /dɪˈkæp.ɪ.teɪt/ (verb) to cut off the head of a person, behead, guillotine, decollate, execute, amputate, truncate, kill Man whose remains were mysteriously discovered at the edge of a creek was ‘brutally decapitated’ – as police charge ‘close …
Defamatory 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 2 Defamatory 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 2 /dɪˈfæm.ə.tər.i/ (adj) intended to ruin one’s reputation, libelous, scandalous, malicious, abusive, vicious, backbiting, insulting, offensive, derogatory, deprecating The reputation you’ve built for your business can be damaged in a short space of time by defamatory comments. If …
Libel 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 2 Libel 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 2 /ˈlaɪ.bəl/ (noun & verb) attacking of someone’s reputation, written statement damaging someone’s reputation falsely, defamation, vilification, calumny, misrepresentation, disparagement, derogation, denigration, slander, character assassination, vilify, tarnish, defame, malign The law of defamation, libel and slander can be …
Nullify 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 Nullify 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 /ˈnʌl.ɪ.faɪ/ (verb) to invalidate a decision or agreement, cancel out, make null and void, annul, render null, revoke, repeal, reverse, do away with, abolish, countermand, terminate, abrogate, neutralize, negate, quash How to Nullify a Contract Nullifying, or …
Sanction 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 2 Sanction 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 2 /ˈsæŋk.ʃən/ (noun & verb) an official order against a person or country to make it obey international laws, threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule, punishment, deterrent, punitive action, restriction, prohibition, formal approval or permission, authorization, …
Infraction 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 4 Infraction 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 4 /ɪnˈfræk.ʃən/ (noun) the act of breaking laws or rules, violation of laws, infringement, contravention, breach, transgression, neglect, delict, contumacy, trespass, flouting, lawbreaking An infraction, sometimes called a petty offense, is the violation of an administrative regulation, an …
Turpitude 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 4 Turpitude 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 4 /ˈtɜː.pɪ.tjuːd/ US /ˈtɝː.pɪ.tuːd/ (noun) evil, depravity and wickedness, inherent baseness or vileness, immorality, improbity, depraved or wicked behavior, misbehavior A crime of moral turpitude is a category of criminal offense, and as such, it can impact your …
Vindicate 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 3 Vindicate 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 3 /ˈvɪn.dɪ.keɪt/ (verb) to prove that something has been true or right, attest, prove that someone is not blameworthy or reprehensible, clear of blame or suspicion, justify, rationalize, absolve, exculpate, defend, uphold, acquit, exonerate, discharge, corroborate, exempt, redeem, …