| abolitionism |
a movement in the United States in the 1800s whose goal was to free the people who were slaves and make slavery against the law. |
| accessory |
a person who helps another person break the law but does not actually commit the crime. [1/2 definitions] |
| accomplice |
a person who helps another person break the law or do something wrong. |
| acquit |
to free from a charge of breaking the law; declare not guilty. |
| act |
a law. [1/9 definitions] |
| adopt |
to become a parent of (a child) by law, or to accept an animal as a pet and become responsible for it. [1/3 definitions] |
| adoption |
the act of adopting a child or being adopted by law. |
| amend |
to change or add to a law, contract, or other document. |
| amendment |
an official change made to a bill, law, or other document. |
| anarchy |
a complete lack of government or law within a country or society. [1/2 definitions] |
| annul |
to make (a legal action or contract) no longer valid under the law. |
| arrest |
to seize and hold or imprison for breaking the law. [2/4 definitions] |
| authority |
(usually plural) people who have this right or power by law. [1/3 definitions] |
| ban1 |
a law or rule that prohibits. [1/2 definitions] |
| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. [1/2 definitions] |
| bill1 |
a proposed law that has not yet been voted on. [1/4 definitions] |
| bind |
to force to do something by law or a sense of duty. [1/4 definitions] |
| bound1 |
held to by law or duty. [1/4 definitions] |
| breach |
an act of breaking a law or promise. [1/4 definitions] |
| canon1 |
a religious law, code, or body of laws. [1/2 definitions] |
| case1 |
a charge or complaint against someone that is investigated in a court of law; a lawsuit. [1/5 definitions] |