Vocabulaire

proscribe

Verbe

Exemple: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Synonymes: ban, forbid

Antonymes: permit

counsel

Verbe

Exemple: “The lawyer will counsel the client.”

Synonymes: advise, guide

Antonymes: mislead

abolish

Verbe

Exemple: “The law abolished the old rule.”

Synonymes: eliminate, end

Antonymes: establish

verdict

Nom

Exemple: “The court announced the verdict.”

Synonymes: judgment, decision

Antonymes: appeal

oblige

Verbe

Exemple: “The law may oblige companies to report data.”

Synonymes: require, force

Antonymes: allow

legislation

Nom

Exemple: “New legislation affects businesses.”

Synonymes: laws, legal rules

Antonymes: lawlessness

parliament

Nom

Exemple: “Parliament passed a new law.”

Synonymes: legislature

Antonymes: court

contract

Nom

Exemple: “We signed a contract.”

Synonymes: agreement, deal

Antonymes: cancellation

crime

Nom

Exemple: “The police solved the crime.”

Synonymes: offense, illegal act

Antonymes: lawful act

court

Nom

Exemple: “He went to court.”

Synonymes: law court

Antonymes: street

impeccably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The room was impeccably clean.”

Synonymes: perfectly, faultlessly

Antonymes: badly, poorly

impeccable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Her manners were impeccable.”

Synonymes: faultless, perfect

Antonymes: flawed, imperfect

allegation

Nom

Exemple: “The allegation was denied by the company.”

Synonymes: claim, accusation

Antonymes: proof, vindication

paw

Nom

Exemple: “The dog lifted its paw.”

Synonymes: animal foot

Antonymes: hand

owl

Nom

Exemple: “We heard an owl in the forest.”

Synonymes: night bird

Antonymes:

daughter-in-law

Nom

Exemple: “Their daughter-in-law joined the family dinner.”

Synonymes: son's wife

Antonymes:

brother-in-law

Nom

Exemple: “My brother-in-law helped us move house.”

Synonymes: relative by marriage

Antonymes:

sister-in-law

Nom

Exemple: “My sister-in-law lives in another city.”

Synonymes: relative by marriage

Antonymes:

mother-in-law

Nom

Exemple: “My mother-in-law is an excellent cook.”

Synonymes: relative by marriage

Antonymes:

father-in-law

Nom

Exemple: “Her father-in-law visits every weekend.”

Synonymes: relative by marriage

Antonymes:

rule

Nom

Exemple: “One classroom rule is to be quiet.”

Synonymes: law

Antonymes: freedom

irrelevancy

Nom

Exemple: “The lawyer objected to the irrelevancy of the question.”

Synonymes: irrelevance, inapplicability

Antonymes: relevance, pertinence

unscathing

Adjectif

Exemple: “The review was surprisingly unscathing despite the film’s flaws.”

Synonymes: mild, lenient

Antonymes: scathing, harsh

fine

Nom

Exemple: “He had to pay a fine for parking there.”

Synonymes: penalty, good

Antonymes: bad, reward

infallibility

Nom

Exemple: “Claims of infallibility are usually a warning sign.”

Synonymes: flawlessness

Antonymes: fallibility

colloquially

Adverbe

Exemple: “Colloquially, people call it a “bug,” even when it’s a design flaw.”

Synonymes: informally

Antonymes: formally

jurisdiction

Nom

Exemple: “The case falls under federal jurisdiction.”

Synonymes: authority

exploitation

Nom

Exemple: “The law aims to prevent the exploitation of workers.”

Synonymes: abuse

Antonymes: protection

legal

Adjectif

Exemple: “Is it legal to park here?”

Synonymes: lawful

Antonymes: illegal

presupposition

Nom

Exemple: “The argument rests on a flawed presupposition.”

Synonymes: assumption

Antonymes: conclusion

stake

Nom

Exemple: “He has a stake in the company.”

Synonymes: share

Antonymes:

immutable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The law is not immutable.”

Synonymes: unchangeable, fixed

Antonymes: flexible

abrogate

/ˈæbrəɡeɪt/

Exemple: “The court can abrogate an unlawful regulation.”