law: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of law
- outlaw«Word Popularity Bar4/5
outlaw
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
malefactor; crook; criminal; felon.
- verb declare illegal; outlaw
criminalize; illegalise; illegalize; criminalise.
- Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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flaw
- noun an imperfection in an object or machine
fault; defect.
- a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
- if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer
- noun defect or weakness in a person's character
- he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless
- noun an imperfection in an object or machine
- claw4/5
claw
- noun sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
- noun a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
hook.
- noun sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
- inlaw3/5
inlaw
(Old Eng. Law) To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law. Burrill.In"-law. A person who is related by marriage, as distinguished from a blood relative; esp. mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law
- bylaw2/5
bylaw
- noun a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
- noun a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
- wroclaw2/5
wroclaw
- noun a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
Breslau.
- noun a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
- slaw2/5
slaw
- noun basically shredded cabbage
coleslaw.
- noun basically shredded cabbage
- coleslaw2/5
coleslaw
- noun basically shredded cabbage
slaw.
- noun basically shredded cabbage
- westlaw2/5
- stanislaw2/5
stanislaw
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- bronislaw2/5
bronislaw
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- danelaw2/5
danelaw
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- scofflaw1/5
scofflaw
- noun one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
- noun one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
- catclaw1/5
catclaw
- noun erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
cat's-claw; black bead; Pithecellodium unguis-cati.
- noun erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
- prelaw1/5
- blaw1/5
blaw
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- byelaw1/5
byelaw
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- llaw1/5
law
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
jurisprudence.
- civilization presupposes respect for the law
- the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
- noun legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- there is a law against kidnapping
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
- unlaw1/5
unlaw
To deprive of the authority or character of law. Obs.
- dewclaw1/5
dewclaw
In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground. Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds]. J. H. Walsh.
Suffixes of law
- laws«Word Popularity Bar5/5
law
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
jurisprudence.
- civilization presupposes respect for the law
- the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
- noun legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- there is a law against kidnapping
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
- lawyer5/5
lawyer
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
attorney.
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
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lawyer
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
attorney.
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
- lawrence5/5
lawrence
- noun Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
St. Lawrence; Saint Lawrence; Laurentius.
- noun Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)
Thomas Edward Lawrence; T. E. Lawrence; Lawrence of Arabia.
- noun Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
- lawn5/5
lawn
- noun a field of cultivated and mowed grass
- noun a field of cultivated and mowed grass
- lawsuit4/5
lawsuit
- noun a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
case; cause; causa; suit.
- the family brought suit against the landlord
- noun a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
- lawsuits4/5
lawsuit
- noun a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
case; cause; causa; suit.
- the family brought suit against the landlord
- noun a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
- lawful4/5
lawful
- adjective conformable to or allowed by law
- lawful methods of dissent
- adjective satellite according to custom or rule or natural law
rule-governed.
- adjective conformable to or allowed by law
- lawson4/5
lawson
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- lawmakers3/5
lawmaker
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
lawgiver.
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
- lawmaking3/5
lawmaking
- noun the act of making or enacting laws
legislating; legislation.
- noun the act of making or enacting laws
- lawgiver3/5
lawgiver
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
lawmaker.
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
- lawfully3/5
lawfully
- adverb in a manner acceptable to common custom
licitly; legitimately.
- you cannot do this legitimately!
- adverb by law; conforming to the law
legally; de jure.
- we are lawfully wedded now
- adverb in a manner acceptable to common custom
- lawlessness3/5
lawlessness
- noun a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
anarchy.
- noun illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
outlawry.
- noun a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
- lawless3/5
lawless
- adjective satellite without law or control
anarchical; anarchic.
- the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic
- adjective satellite lax in enforcing laws
wide-open.
- a wide-open town
- adjective satellite without law or control
- lawns3/5
lawn
- noun a field of cultivated and mowed grass
- noun a field of cultivated and mowed grass
- lawton3/5
lawton
- noun a town in southwest Oklahoma
- noun a town in southwest Oklahoma
- lawmaker2/5
lawmaker
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
lawgiver.
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
- lawgivers2/5
lawgiver
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
lawmaker.
- noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
- lawman2/5
lawman
- noun an officer of the law
law officer; peace officer.
- noun an officer of the law
- lawmen2/5
lawman
- noun an officer of the law
law officer; peace officer.
- noun an officer of the law
- lawfulness2/5
lawfulness
- noun the quality of conforming to law
- noun the quality of conforming to law
- lawbreakers2/5
lawbreaker
- noun someone who violates the law
law offender; violator.
- noun someone who violates the law
- lawes2/5
law
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
jurisprudence.
- civilization presupposes respect for the law
- the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
- noun legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- there is a law against kidnapping
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
- lawyering2/5
lawyer
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
attorney.
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
- lawnmower2/5
lawnmower
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- lawrie2/5
lowry
An open box car used on railroads. Compare Lorry .
- lawe2/5
law
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
jurisprudence.
- civilization presupposes respect for the law
- the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
- noun legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- there is a law against kidnapping
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
- lawlike2/5
lawlike
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- lawbreaking2/5
lawbreaking
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- lawbook2/5
lawbook
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- lawcourts1/5
lawcourt
- noun a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
court; court of law; court of justice.
- noun a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
- lawcourt1/5
lawcourt
- noun a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
court; court of law; court of justice.
- noun a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
- lawbreaker1/5
lawbreaker
- noun someone who violates the law
law offender; violator.
- noun someone who violates the law
- lawlessly1/5
lawlessly
- adverb in an illegal manner
illegally; illicitly.
- they dumped the waste illegally
- adverb in an illegal manner
- lawrencium1/5
lawrencium
- noun a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium
Lr; atomic number 103.
- noun a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium
- lawyerly1/5
lawyer
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
attorney.
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
- lawnmowers1/5
lawnmowers
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- lawrentian1/5
- lawanda1/5
lawanda
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- lawgiving1/5
lawgiving
Enacting laws; legislative.
- lawbooks1/5
- lawsonia1/5
lawsonia
(Bot.) An Asiatic and North African shrub ( Lawsonia inermis ), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is calledEgyptian privet , and in the West Indies,Jamaica mignonette .
- lawing1/5
law
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
jurisprudence.
- civilization presupposes respect for the law
- the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
- noun legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- there is a law against kidnapping
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
- lawsons1/5
- lawsoniana1/5
lawsoniana
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- lawin1/5
lawin
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- lawner1/5
- lawyered1/5
lawyer
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
attorney.
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
- lawer1/5
law
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
jurisprudence.
- civilization presupposes respect for the law
- the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
- noun legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- there is a law against kidnapping
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
- lawk1/5
lawk
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- lawks1/5
- lawsonite1/5
- lawyerlike1/5
lawyerlike
Like, or becoming, a lawyer; "Lawyerly mooting of this point." Milton.as, .lawyerlike sagacity
Derived words of law
- unlawful«Word Popularity Bar4/5
unlawful
- adjective satellite not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
improper; unconventional.
- an unconventional marriage
- improper banking practices
- adjective contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
- unlawful measures
- unlawful money
- unlawful hunters
- adjective satellite not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
- flaws4/5
flaw
- noun an imperfection in an object or machine
fault; defect.
- a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
- if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer
- noun defect or weakness in a person's character
- he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless
- noun an imperfection in an object or machine
- flawed4/5
flawed
- adjective satellite having a blemish or flaw
blemished.
- a flawed diamond
- an irregular pair of jeans
- verb add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
flaw; blemish.
- adjective satellite having a blemish or flaw
- claws4/5
claw
- noun sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
- noun a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
hook.
- noun sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
- delaware4/5
delaware
(Bot.) An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.
- malawi4/5
malawi
- noun a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
Nyasaland; Republic of Malawi.
- noun a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
- outlawed3/5
outlawed
- adjective satellite contrary to or forbidden by law
illegitimate; illicit; outlaw; unlawful.
- an illegitimate seizure of power
- illicit trade
- an outlaw strike
- unlawful measures
- verb declare illegal; outlaw
criminalize; illegalise; outlaw; illegalize; criminalise.
- Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
- adjective satellite contrary to or forbidden by law
- outlaws3/5
outlaw
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
malefactor; crook; criminal; felon.
- verb declare illegal; outlaw
criminalize; illegalise; illegalize; criminalise.
- Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
- bylaws3/5
bylaw
- noun a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
- noun a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
- flawless3/5
flawless
- adjective satellite without a flaw
unflawed.
- a flawless gemstone
- adjective satellite without a flaw
- clawed3/5
clawed
- adjective satellite having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form
- sharp-clawed
- verb move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
claw.
- They clawed their way to the top of the mountain
- adjective satellite having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form
- unlawfully3/5
unlawfully
- adverb not conforming to the law
- they were unlawfully married
- adverb not conforming to the law
- clawing3/5
claw
- noun sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
- noun a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
hook.
- noun sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
- sulawesi3/5
sulawesi
- noun a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
Celebes.
- noun a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
- outlawing2/5
outlaw
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
malefactor; crook; criminal; felon.
- verb declare illegal; outlaw
criminalize; illegalise; illegalize; criminalise.
- Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
- outlawry2/5
outlawry
- noun illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
lawlessness.
- noun illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
- unlawfulness2/5
unlawfulness
- noun the quality of failing to conform to law
- noun the quality of failing to conform to law
- malawian2/5
malawian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Malawi
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Malawi or its people or culture
- Malawian hills
- Malawian soldiers
- noun a native or inhabitant of Malawi
- bulawayo2/5
bulawayo
- noun industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe
- noun industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe
- delawares2/5
delaware
- noun a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
Delaware River.
- noun a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania
- noun a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
- flawlessly2/5
flawlessly
- adverb in an adroit manner
cleanly.
- he bounced it cleanly off the wall
- adverb in an adroit manner
- palawan2/5
- nonlawyer2/5
nonlawyer
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- nonlawyers2/5
- scalawags1/5
scalawag
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
scallywag.
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
varlet; rascal; rapscallion; scallywag; rogue; knave.
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
- malawians1/5
malawian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Malawi
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Malawi or its people or culture
- Malawian hills
- Malawian soldiers
- noun a native or inhabitant of Malawi
- scalawag1/5
scalawag
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
scallywag.
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
varlet; rascal; rapscallion; scallywag; rogue; knave.
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
- flawlessness1/5
flawlessness
- noun the state of being without a flaw or defect
ne plus ultra; perfection.
- noun the state of being without a flaw or defect
- scofflaws1/5
scofflaw
- noun one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
- noun one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
- unflawed1/5
unflawed
- adjective satellite without a flaw
flawless.
- a flawless gemstone
- adjective satellite without a flaw
- delawareans1/5
delawarean
- noun a native or resident of Delaware
Delawarian.
- noun a native or resident of Delaware
- clawback1/5
clawback
- noun finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way
- the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received
- noun finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way
- declawed1/5
- kahoolawe1/5
kahoolawe
- noun an island of south-central Hawaii
Kahoolawe Island.
- noun an island of south-central Hawaii
- clawhammer1/5
clawhammer
- noun a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
carpenter's hammer; claw hammer.
- noun a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
- declawing1/5
- clawfoot1/5
clawfoot
- noun a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw
pes cavus.
- noun a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw
- clawlike1/5
clawlike
- adjective satellite resembling a claw
- adjective satellite resembling a claw
- whirlaway1/5
whirlaway
- noun thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941
- noun thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941
- inlaws1/5
inlaw
(Old Eng. Law) To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law. Burrill.In"-law. A person who is related by marriage, as distinguished from a blood relative; esp. mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law
- byelaws1/5
byelaws
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- rollaway1/5
rollaway
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- clawless1/5
clawless
Destitute of claws.
- dewclaws1/5
dewclaw
In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground. Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds]. J. H. Walsh.
- slawen1/5
slawen
Sliced cabbage served as a salad, cooked or uncooked.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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