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Verb
Example: “The law proscribes discrimination.”
Synonyms: ban, forbid
Antonyms: permit
Example: “The lawyer will counsel the client.”
Synonyms: advise, guide
Antonyms: mislead
Example: “The law abolished the old rule.”
Synonyms: eliminate, end
Antonyms: establish
Noun
Example: “The court announced the verdict.”
Synonyms: judgment, decision
Antonyms: appeal
Example: “The law may oblige companies to report data.”
Synonyms: require, force
Antonyms: allow
Example: “New legislation affects businesses.”
Synonyms: laws, legal rules
Antonyms: lawlessness
Example: “Parliament passed a new law.”
Synonyms: legislature
Antonyms: court
Example: “We signed a contract.”
Synonyms: agreement, deal
Antonyms: cancellation
Example: “The police solved the crime.”
Synonyms: offense, illegal act
Antonyms: lawful act
Example: “He went to court.”
Synonyms: law court
Antonyms: street
Adverb
Example: “The room was impeccably clean.”
Synonyms: perfectly, faultlessly
Antonyms: badly, poorly
Adjective
Example: “Her manners were impeccable.”
Synonyms: faultless, perfect
Antonyms: flawed, imperfect
Example: “The allegation was denied by the company.”
Synonyms: claim, accusation
Antonyms: proof, vindication
Example: “The dog lifted its paw.”
Synonyms: animal foot
Antonyms: hand
Example: “We heard an owl in the forest.”
Synonyms: night bird
Antonyms:
Example: “Their daughter-in-law joined the family dinner.”
Synonyms: son's wife
Example: “My brother-in-law helped us move house.”
Synonyms: relative by marriage
Example: “My sister-in-law lives in another city.”
Example: “My mother-in-law is an excellent cook.”
Example: “Her father-in-law visits every weekend.”
Example: “One classroom rule is to be quiet.”
Synonyms: law
Antonyms: freedom
Example: “The lawyer objected to the irrelevancy of the question.”
Synonyms: irrelevance, inapplicability
Antonyms: relevance, pertinence
Example: “The review was surprisingly unscathing despite the film’s flaws.”
Synonyms: mild, lenient
Antonyms: scathing, harsh
Example: “He had to pay a fine for parking there.”
Synonyms: penalty, good
Antonyms: bad, reward
Example: “Claims of infallibility are usually a warning sign.”
Synonyms: flawlessness
Antonyms: fallibility
Example: “Colloquially, people call it a “bug,” even when it’s a design flaw.”
Synonyms: informally
Antonyms: formally
Example: “The case falls under federal jurisdiction.”
Synonyms: authority
Example: “The law aims to prevent the exploitation of workers.”
Synonyms: abuse
Antonyms: protection
Example: “Is it legal to park here?”
Synonyms: lawful
Antonyms: illegal
Example: “The argument rests on a flawed presupposition.”
Synonyms: assumption
Antonyms: conclusion
Example: “He has a stake in the company.”
Synonyms: share
Example: “The law is not immutable.”
Synonyms: unchangeable, fixed
Antonyms: flexible
/ˈæbrəɡeɪt/
Example: “The court can abrogate an unlawful regulation.”
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