| adoption |
the act of adopting a child or being adopted by law. |
| against the law |
If something is against the law, it means that the law does not permit it. It is illegal. |
| agreement |
Some agreements are a serious and special promise. If someone accepts this type of agreement, it means that they will be breaking a rule or a law if they do not do what they promise. Usually this kind of agreement is written on paper, and a person signs their name on the paper to accept it. [1/4 definitions] |
| 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to make (a legal action or contract) no longer valid under the law. |
| appeal |
If someone loses their case in a court of law, sometimes they make a request for their case to go to a higher level court. This way they have a chance to get a better result. This request to bring a case to a higher court is called an appeal. [2/6 definitions] |
| 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 |
to forbid or have an official rule against; prohibit. [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] |
| break |
When you break something, it sometimes means that you don't obey, or you don't do what you are supposed to do. When you break the law, you do something that the law says you can't do. If you break a promise, you don't do the thing that you promised. [1/9 definitions] |
| break the law |
If you break the law, you do something that is not allowed by the law. If you break the law, you commit a crime. |
| bribe |
If someone gives a bribe to someone, they give that person money to get them to do something that they want. And what they want is something dishonest or illegal. Usually, it is people like politicians, police officers, trial witnesses, and judges who are most frequently offered bribes. Of course, that does not mean that they accept bribes. Offering someone a bribe is against the law, and accepting a bribe is also against the law. [1/3 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] |