| agreement |
Some agreements are a kind of 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. [1/3 definitions] |
| court |
A court is a place where a judge or a group of people decide if someone has broken the law or not. [1/2 definitions] |
| crime |
A crime is an action that breaks the law. [2 definitions] |
| duty |
A duty is something that you have to do because you believe it is right or because the law says you must. [1/2 definitions] |
| fine2 |
A fine is an amount of money that you might have to pay if you do something against the rules or against the law. If someone drives too fast or parks their car in the wrong place, the police can make that person pay a fine. |
| guilty |
When someone is guilty, it means that they broke a law or did something wrong. [1/2 definitions] |
| illegal |
When something is illegal, the law says you cannot do it. If a driver does not stop when a traffic light is red, they are doing something illegal. |
| jail |
A jail is a kind of place. If someone breaks the law, they might have to go to this place and stay there for some time. When people are in jail, they are not free. They cannot leave if they want to or do whatever they want to do. |
| judge |
A judge is the top person in a court of law and makes important decisions. A judge is a lawyer with a lot of knowledge and experience. A judge's job is to hear what people say and decide what is right or wrong according to the law. Sometimes a judge decides if a person is guilty or not guilty of a crime. A judge also decides how people will be punished if they did something wrong. [1/3 definitions] |
| law |
Law is the set of rules that everyone who lives in a certain place must follow. When we say that something is against the law, we mean that if someone does that thing, they could get in trouble with the police. Judges, lawyers, and police officers have to know and understand the law. [2 definitions] |
| lawyer |
A lawyer is someone who gives people advice about the law and speaks for people in court. |
| marriage |
When two people who want to spend their lives together are joined by law, it's called a marriage. |
| marry |
When you marry someone, you join with that person and begin to share your life with them. You become that person's wife or husband by law. [1/2 definitions] |
| must1 |
If you must do something, you have to do it because of a rule, a command, or a law. If someone says you must not do something, it means you are not allowed to do it. [1/3 definitions] |
| practice |
Sometimes practice means to do something as a job. When someone practices law, it means they work as a lawyer. [1/3 definitions] |
| prison |
A prison is a locked building for holding and punishing people who break the law. |
| right |
A right is something that you have or can do because of a law. [1/11 definitions] |
| rule |
A rule is a law or direction that tells you what you must do or what you must not do. Schools have rules that children must obey. Games and sports also have rules. [1/2 definitions] |
| speed |
When someone speeds, they are driving faster than the law allows. [1/2 definitions] |
| steal |
When you steal, you take something that does not belong to you. When a person steals, they break the law. |