4.7 Law

Use this domain for words related to the law.

OMC Codes: 
670 Law
Louw Nida Codes: 
56 Courts and Legal Procedures
  • What general words refer to the law?
    law
  • What words describe something that agrees or disagrees with the law?
    in accordance with, just, lawful, legal, legality
  • What words refer to enforcing the law?
    law enforcement, police, policeman, enforce
  • What words refer to a lawyer?
    lawyer, advocate, barrister, bar
  • What words refer to administering the law?
    adjudicate, judge, administer, justice, jury
  • What words refer to a person's responsibility to obey the law?
    responsible, responsibility, obligation
  • What words refer to a person's rights under the law?
    right

    • 4.7.1 Laws

    Use this domain for words referring to a specific law or set of laws.

    OMC Codes: 
    671 Legal Norms
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    33G' Law, Regulation, Ordinance
  • What words refer to a law?
    law, act of law, appointment, bill, command, commandment, constraint, decree, dogma, edict, judgment, legislation, ordinance, prescription, principle, regulation, requirement, rule, ruling, religious law, rubric, standard, statute
  • What words refer to all the laws of a country?
    laws, canon, code of laws, legal code
  • What words refer to the laws that set up a government?
    constitution

    • 4.7.2 Pass laws

    Use this domain for words related to passing a law.

  • What words refer to passing a law?
    legislate, enact, enactment, establish, pass, prescribe, propose, sign into law, ratify
  • What words refer to canceling a law?
    annul, strike down, veto
  • What words refer to telling people about a law?
    issue an order, publish a law, proclaim, proclamation
  • What is the name of the governing body that passes laws?
    legislature, legislative branch
  • Who passes laws?
    legislator, congressman, senator, member of parliament (MP), lawgiver,

    • 4.7.3 Break the law

    Use this domain for words related to breaking the law.

    OMC Codes: 
    674 Crime
    677 Organized Crime
    672 Liability
    673 Wrongs
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    88R Act Lawlessly
  • What words refer to breaking the law?
    commit (a crime), break the law
  • What words refer to a crime?
    crime, misdemeanor, felony, capital offense, treason, illegality, lawbreaking, offense, wrong, wrongdoing, outrage, transgression, trespass, sin, evil
  • What words refer to a person who breaks the law?
    criminal, lawbreaker, underworld,
  • What words describe an action that is against the law?
    illegal, against the law, criminal, wrong,

    • 4.7.4 Court of law

    Use this domain for words related to a court of law.

    OMC Codes: 
    698 Special Courts
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    56A Court of Justice
    56B Lawsuit, Case
  • What is a court of law called?
    court of law, law court, supreme court, superior court, court of appeals, district court, divorce court, juvenile court, appellate court, tribunal, court-martial, kangaroo court
  • Where is a court held?
    courthouse
  • What are the parts of a courthouse?
    courtroom, judge's chambers, jury room
  • What are the parts of a courtroom?
    jury bench, witness stand, witness box, judge's bench, lawyers table, bar, dock
  • What words refer to the time when the court is in session?
    session, the court is now in session
  • What is a court case called?
    trial, case, lawsuit, suit, action, litigation, proceedings, dispute, hearing

    • 4.7.4.1 Legal personnel

    Use this domain for words related to legal personnel.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    56G Attorney, Lawyer
  • What words refer to legal personnel?
    legal personnel, arbitrator, scribe
  • What is the staff of a court?
    judge, court clerk, court recorder, bailiff
  • What is a person called who argues a case before a judge?
    lawyer, counsel, legal counsel, counselor-at-law, attorney, attorney-at-law, legal adviser, advocate, barrister, solicitor
  • What is a lawyer called who defends the accused person?
    defense attorney, counsel for the defense
  • What is a lawyer called who tries to convict the accused person?
    prosecutor, district attorney, prosecuting attorney, attorney general

    • 4.7.5 Trial

    Use this domain for words related to the legal process.

    OMC Codes: 
    691 Litigation
    690 Justice
    692 Judicial Authority
    693 Legal and Judicial Personnel
    694 Initiation of Judicial Proceedings
    695 Trial Procedure
    696 Execution of Justice
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    56D Judicial Hearing, Inquiry
  • What words refer to the process of administering the law?
    legal process, due process of law, lawsuit, jurisdiction, take legal action, jurisprudence,

    • 4.7.5.1 Investigate a crime

    Use this domain for words referring to investigating a crime, accident, or criminal--to try to learn something about something bad that has happened because you want to know who did it, or to try to learn something about someone because you think they did something bad.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    27C Learn Something Against Someone
  • What words refer to investigating a crime or accident?
    investigate, look into, inquire, hold an inquiry, conduct an inquiry, make inquiries, go into, probe, delve into, be under investigation, examine, obtain evidence,
  • What words refer to investigating someone to know if they have done something wrong?
    obtain evidence, poke around, snoop, surprise, try, question,
  • What words refer to the process of investigation?
    investigation, inquiry, inquest, inquiries, probe, inquisition, post-mortem, autopsy,
  • What words refer to knowledge about a crime?
    evidence, facts, proof
  • What words refer to finding out that someone committed a crime?
    catch, detect, entrap, catch red-handed, trap, trip up, find out, prove,
  • What words refer to a person who investigates a crime?
    investigator, private investigator, detective, private detective, inquisitor, private eye

    • 4.7.5.2 Suspect

    Use this domain for words related to suspecting someone--to think that someone might have done something bad.

  • What words refer to thinking that someone did something bad?
    suspect (v), suspicious, suspicion, have a sneaking suspicion, smell a rat, have your suspicions
  • What words describe something that makes you suspect someone?
    suspicious, suspect (adj), fishy, dubious, questionable,
  • What words refer to someone who is suspected?
    suspect (n),
  • What words describe someone who is suspected?
    suspected (terrorist), be under suspicion,

    • 4.7.5.3 Accuse, confront

    Use this domain for words related to accusing someone of doing something bad.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    33V' Accuse, Blame
    56C Accusation
  • What words refer to accusing someone?
    accuse, confront, accost, incriminate, blame, point the finger at, criticize, hold responsible, find fault with, be direct with, don't mince words, tell off, rebuke, reprove, remonstrate, to rebuke, correct, reproof, remonstrance, castigate, cast aspersions, prove, offer proof
  • What words refer to the person who accuses another person?
    plaintiff
  • What words refer to the person who has been accused of something?
    the accused, the defendant

    • 4.7.5.4 Defend against accusation

    Use this domain for words related to defending someone who has been accused of breaking a law.

    Related domains: 
    4.8.2.4 Defend
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    33W' Defend, Excuse
  • What words refer to defending someone?
    make defense, defend, uphold, protect, fortify, excuse, apologize, plead, make a case for, represent, advocate, argue a case, prove, offer proof

    • 4.7.5.5 Witness, testify

    Use this domain for words related to testifying in a court of law.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    33T Witness, Testify
  • What words refer to testifying in a court?
    witness, testify, give evidence, tell about, recount, provide information, facts, truth, false witness, perjure, perjury, report, cross-examine, hearsay
  • What is a person called who gives testimony?
    witness
  • What words refer to a witness lying?
    false testimony, perjury

    • 4.7.5.6 Drop charges

    Use this domain for words related to dropping legal charges against someone.

  • What words refer to dropping legal charges?
    drop charges, decide not to press charges

    • 4.7.5.7 Take oath

    Use this domain for words related to taking an oath.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    33B" Swear, Put Under Oath, Vow
  • What words refer to taking an oath?
    take an oath, swear, solemnly swear, promise, guarantee, invoke a curse, vow, forswear, raise right hand, blood oath, adjure

    • 4.7.5.8 Vindicate

    Use this domain for words referring to vindicating someone--to prove that someone is innocent of an accusation made against them.

  • What words refer to vindicating someone?
    vindicate, exonerate, justify, warrant, exculpate, acquit, clear, set right

    • 4.7.6 Judge, render a verdict

    Use this domain for words related to judging someone.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    56E Judge, Condemn, Acquit
    56F Obtain Justice
    56H Lead Off to Punishment
  • What words are used of the action of judging a person?
    to judge, render a verdict, rule on a case
  • What words refer to the judgment?
    judgment, verdict, ruling

    • 4.7.6.1 Acquit

    Use this domain for words related to acquitting a person.

  • What words are used of the action of acquitting a person?
    acquit, declare not guilty, declare innocent, find not guilty, clear, clear name, clear of charges, clear someone's record, prove innocence, set free, release
  • What words refer to the acquittal?
    acquittal
  • What words refer to the person who is acquitted?
    innocent man, innocent party, free man
  • What words refer to his innocence?
    innocence
  • What words describe someone who is not guilty?
    blameless, inculpable, irreproachable,

    • 4.7.6.2 Condemn, find guilty

    Use this domain for words related to condemning someone.

  • What words are used of the action of condemning a person?
    recover damages, render a guilty verdict, hand down a conviction
  • What words refer to the judgment?
    judgment, verdict, sentence, conviction, condemnation
  • What words refer to the person who is condemned?
    condemned man, convict, guilty party
  • What words refer to his guilt?
    guilt

    • 4.7.6.3 Fault

    Use this domain for words related to something being someone's fault.

    Related domains: 
    3.5.1.8.1 Blame
  • What words refer to who is responsible for something bad?
    fault, blame, responsible, be to blame for, be guilty of, be responsible for, guilt, responsibility, guilty, blameless, innocent,

    • 4.7.7 Punish

    Use this domain for words related to punishing someone.

    OMC Codes: 
    681 Sanctions
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    38 Punish, Reward
    38A Punish
  • What words refer to punishing someone?
    punish, discipline, penalty, consequence, punishment, sentence,
  • What things are used to punish someone?
    stocks, pillory,
  • What words refer to punishing someone by beating them?
    flog, beat, lash, scourge, whip,
  • What things are used to punish someone by beating them?
    belt, cane, lash, paddle, rod, stick, strap, switch, whip
  • What words refer to torturing someone?
    torture,
  • What things are used to torture someone?
    rack, screw, thumbscrew,

    • 4.7.7.1 Reward

    Use this domain for words related to rewarding someone.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    38B Reward, Recompense
  • What words refer to rewarding someone?
    reward, recompense

    • 4.7.7.2 Fine

    Use this domain for words referring to a fine--a payment (usually of money) made to a victim or the government for a crime committed against them.

  • What words refer to fining someone?
    fine, fine (n), financial penalty, citation, ticket, cite, confiscate

    • 4.7.7.3 Imprison

    Use this domain for words related to imprisoning someone.

    OMC Codes: 
    697 Prisons and Jails
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    37H Imprison
    37I Guard, Watch Over
  • What words refer to the action of putting a person in prison?
    put in prison, imprison, to jail, incarcerate, lock up, confine, put in irons, send to prison, commit, put away, captivity,
  • What is a person called who is imprisoned?
    prisoner, jailbird, captive, felon, convict, inmate, prisoner of war
  • Where are people imprisoned?
    prison, brig, can, concentration camp, correctional institution, death camp, dungeon, house of correction, jail, jailhouse, county jail, joint, pen, penal colony, penitentiary, federal penitentiary, pound, reformatory, slammer, stockade,
  • What are the parts of a prison?
    cell, cellblock, bars, stocks, death row, solitary confinement, cooler,
  • Who are the staff of a prison?
    prison warden, prison guard, jailer, keeper, turnkey, warder
  • What words refer to the action of restraining a prisoner?
    restrain, control, to handcuff, tie up, put in chains, to bind, put in the stocks, to gag
  • What means are used to restrain prisoners?
    restraints, handcuffs, chains, bonds, stocks, gag
  • What words are used of escaping from prison?
    escape, break out of jail, jailbreak, escapee, escaped prisoner, be on the run
  • What words refer to the process of serving a sentence?
    serve your sentence
  • What words refer to the process of completing a sentence?
    complete your sentence, serve out the sentence, fulfill your sentence
  • What words refer to the action of releasing a person from prison?
    release, let go, let out of prison, set free

    • 4.7.7.4 Execute

    Use this domain for words related to executing someone for a crime.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    6F Instruments Used in Punishment and Execution
  • What words refer to executing someone for a crime?
    execute, behead, hang, crucify, burn at the stake, impale, execution,
  • What words refer to someone who executes a criminal?
    executioner, firing squad, hangman,
  • What things are used to execute someone?
    gas chamber, electric chair, gallows, gibbet, guillotine, lethal injection, noose, scaffold, cross, stake, sword,

    • 4.7.7.5 Ostracize

    Use this domain for words referring to ostracizing someone--excluding someone from society as punishment for some wrong.

  • What words refer to ostracizing someone?
    ostracize, exile, marginalize, shun, cast out, exclude
  • What words refer to a person who has been ostracized?
    outcast, pariah

    • 4.7.7.6 Pardon, release

    Use this domain for words related to pardoning someone who has been found guilty of a crime.

  • What words are used of not punishing someone who has been found guilty?
    pardon, grant a pardon, have mercy on, release, commute sentence, reduce sentence, let out, let off

    • 4.7.7.7 Atone, restitution

    Use this domain for words referring to atoning for a past sin--doing something to make up for something bad you did, or giving something to pay for something bad you did.

  • What words refer to atoning for a sin?
    atone, expiate, make up for, make amends, compensate, repay, pay for, pay your debt to society,
  • What words refer to something a person does to atone for a sin?
    penance, amends,
  • What words refer to something a person gives to atone for a sin?
    restitution, compensation, damages, reparations, indemnity,
  • What words refer to the act of atoning for a sin?
    atonement, expiation, reparation, redress,

    • 4.7.8 Legal contract

    Use this domain for words related to a legal contract.

    OMC Codes: 
    675 Contracts
  • What words refer to a legal contract?
    contract, memorandum of agreement, treaty, peace accord, charter, constitution, compact, pact, will, testament, covenant, notarize

    • 4.7.8.1 Covenant

    Use this domain for words related to a covenant between two people or groups of people.

  • What words refer to a covenant?
    covenant, testament, deal, agreement, bond, commitment, to trust

    • 4.7.8.2 Break a contract

    Use this domain for words related to breaking a contract.

  • What words refer to breaking a contract?
    break a contract, nullify

    • 4.7.9 Justice

    Use this domain for words related to justice.

  • What words refer to justice?
    justice, fairness

    • 4.7.9.1 Impartial

    Use this domain for words related to being impartial.

  • What words describe a person who treats other people equally?
    be impartial, fair, consistent, equal treatment, impartial, impartiality,

    • 4.7.9.2 Unfair

    Use this domain for words related to being unfair.

  • What words refer to whether someone deserves something?
    unfair, unjust, wrongful,
  • What words describe something that someone does not deserve?
    undeserved, inappropriate, unwarranted, unearned,

    • 4.7.9.3 Deserve

    Use this domain for words related to deserving something--if you do something, either good or bad, something can happen to you as a result of what you did. For instance you can receive a reward for doing good, or a punishment for doing wrong. If what happened to you is like what you did, people can think it is right that this thing happened to you.

  • What words refer to deserving what you receive?
    deserve, merit, be owed, be yours by right, have earned,
  • What words indicate that someone deserves the problems they are having?
    deserve, had it coming, get what you deserve, serve someone right, get your just deserts, get what was coming to you, your punishment fits the crime,
  • What words describe something that someone deserves?
    well-deserved, well-earned, fitting, appropriate,

    • 4.7.9.4 Discriminate, be unfair

    Use this domain for words related to being unfair to someone.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    88D' Show Favoritism, Prejudice
  • What words refer to being unfair to someone?
    discriminate, be unfair, biased, prejudiced
  • What words refer to the act or practice of being unfair?
    unfairness, discrimination, bias, prejudice
  • What words refer to one person causing another to be unfair?
    bias someone against, prejudice someone against

    • 4.7.9.5 Act harshly

    Use this domain for words related to acting harshly.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    88Q Act Harshly
  • What words refer to acting harshly?
    act harshly, abrasive, abrupt, acrid, acrimonious, brute, bully, caustic, cruel, cruelty, demanding, exacting, forceful, grate, grim, hard, harsh, martial law, pugnacious, rigid, rough, severe, sharp, stern, stiff, stinging, strict, stringent, tough, unfavorable, unfeeling, ungentle, violent

    • 4.7.9.6 Oppress

    Use this domain for words related to oppressing someone or a particular group of people--when a person uses his power or authority to harm others who are innocent.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    39I Persecution
  • What words refer to oppressing someone?
    oppress, bully, harass, hound, persecute, repress, tyrannize,
  • What words refer to the act or practice of oppressing people?
    oppression, harassment, persecution, tyranny
  • What words refer to a person who oppresses?
    oppressor, persecutor, bully, slave driver, tyrant, dictator
  • What words describe a person who is oppressed?
    oppressed, persecuted, tyrannized
  • What words describe a person who oppresses?
    oppressive, tyrannical, cruel