| agreement |
a legal contract. [1/4 definitions] |
| annul |
to make (a legal action or contract) no longer valid under the law. |
| attorney |
a person whose job is to give legal advice and to speak for people in court; lawyer. |
| award |
to give as a result of a legal decision. [1/3 definitions] |
| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. [1/2 definitions] |
| bar1 |
the legal profession; lawyers as a group. [1/10 definitions] |
| civilized |
having a high level of culture, education, legal sophistication, or knowledge. |
| clause |
a section, article, or provision of a legal document or of other documents. [1/2 definitions] |
| counsel |
a lawyer or group of lawyers hired to give legal advice or to speak for one in court. [1/3 definitions] |
| court |
a place where legal cases are heard. [2/8 definitions] |
| courtroom |
a room in which legal cases are heard before a judge. |
| custody |
the legal right to take care of and control someone or something. [1/2 definitions] |
| divorced |
no longer married because of divorce, a legal process that ends a marriage. |
| empower |
to give legal rights or authority to. [1/2 definitions] |
| empowerment |
the act of granting rights or legal authority to people within a society. [1/2 definitions] |
| entitle |
to give a right or legal claim to. [1/2 definitions] |
| formal |
following accepted rules for doing something; proper, legal, or official. [1/5 definitions] |
| incorporate |
to make into a legal corporation. [1/2 definitions] |
| injustice |
an act that is not just, not legal or not moral; a wrong. [1/2 definitions] |
| invalid2 |
no longer legal or in effect; void; not valid. |
| law |
the science, study, or profession dealing with legal matters. [1/5 definitions] |