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1457 lines
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{
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"lawbreakings":{
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"a breaking of a moral or legal code":{
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"examples":[
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"even something as simple as littering is considered an example of lawbreaking"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"breaches",
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"crimes",
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"debts",
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"errors",
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"malefactions",
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"misdeeds",
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"misdoings",
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"offenses",
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"offences",
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"sins",
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"transgressions",
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"trespasses",
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"violations",
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"wrongdoings"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bias crimes",
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"hate crimes",
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"felonies",
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"misconducts",
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"misdemeanors",
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"misfeasances",
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"faults",
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"foibles",
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"peccadilloes",
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"peccadillos",
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"breaks",
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"infringements",
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"immoralities",
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"iniquities",
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"vices",
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"corruptions",
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"debaucheries",
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"depravities",
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"abuses",
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"criminalities",
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"illegalities",
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"descents",
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"downfalls",
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"falls"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"impeccabilities",
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"innocences",
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"irreproachabilities",
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"moralities",
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"virtues"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"noncrimes"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lawmaker":{
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"a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws":{
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"examples":[
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"the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"lawgiver",
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"legislator",
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"solon"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"assemblyman",
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"assemblywoman",
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"congressman",
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"congresswoman",
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"senator"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"law-abiding":{
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"readily giving in to the command or authority of another":{
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"examples":[
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"the law-abiding citizens of the neighborhood did everything they could to help reduce street crime"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amenable",
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"biddable",
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"compliant",
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"conformable",
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"docile",
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"obedient",
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"submissive",
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"tractable"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"acquiescent",
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"agreeable",
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"amiable",
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"duteous",
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"dutiful",
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"obliging",
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"placable",
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"soft",
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"surrendering",
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"yielding",
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"fawning",
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"kowtowing",
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"obeisant",
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"obsequious",
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"servile",
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"slavish",
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"subordinate",
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"subservient",
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"decorous",
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"disciplined",
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"mannerly",
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"orderly",
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"constrained",
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"curbed",
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"inhibited",
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"repressed",
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"restrained",
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"controllable",
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"disciplinable",
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"governable",
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"handleable",
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"manageable",
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"tame",
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"teachable",
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"trainable",
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"gentle",
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"meek",
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"mild"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"insurgent",
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"mutinous",
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"dogged",
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"hardheaded",
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"headstrong",
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"mulish",
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"obdurate",
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"obstinate",
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"peevish",
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"pigheaded",
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"self-willed",
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"stubborn",
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"unyielding",
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"uncontrollable",
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"unmanageable",
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"wild",
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"balky",
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"defiant",
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"perverse",
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"resistant",
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"bad",
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"disorderly",
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"errant",
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"misbehaving",
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"mischievous",
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"naughty",
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"ill-bred",
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"undisciplined",
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"dissident",
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"nonconformist",
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"disrespectful",
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"ill-mannered",
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"impolite",
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"impudent",
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"insolent",
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"rude"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"balky",
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"contrary",
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"contumacious",
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"defiant",
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"disobedient",
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"froward",
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"incompliant",
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"insubordinate",
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"intractable",
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"noncompliant",
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"obstreperous",
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"rebel",
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"rebellious",
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"recalcitrant",
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"refractory",
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"restive",
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"unamenable",
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"ungovernable",
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"unruly",
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"untoward",
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"wayward",
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"willful",
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"wilful"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"lawn":{
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"an area of ground (such as the ground around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with short grass":{
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"examples":[
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"We had a picnic on the lawn in front of the monument.",
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"a neighborhood with well-kept lawns"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"grass",
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"green",
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"greensward",
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"clearing",
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"field",
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"ground",
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"lot",
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"parcel",
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"plat",
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"plot",
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"tract",
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"common(s)",
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"croft",
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"glade",
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"grassland",
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"heath",
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"heathland",
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"lea",
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"ley",
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"meadow",
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"moor",
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"pasture",
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"pastureland"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lawbreakers":{
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"a person who has committed a crime":{
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"examples":[
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"legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"criminals",
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"crooks",
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"culprits",
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"malefactors",
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"miscreants",
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"offenders"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"misdemeanants",
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"accomplices",
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"principals",
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"desperadoes",
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"desperados",
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"outlaws",
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"convicts",
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"jailbirds",
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"perpetrators",
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"perps",
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"evildoers",
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"gallows birds",
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"misdoers",
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"misfeasors",
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"sinners",
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"transgressors",
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"trespassers",
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"villains",
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"wrongdoers",
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"blackhanders",
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"button men",
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"gangsters",
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"hoodlums",
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"hooligans",
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"mobsters",
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"racketeers",
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"thugs",
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"enforcers",
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"gunmen",
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"guns",
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"gunsels",
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"hit men",
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"triggermen",
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"backsliders",
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"recidivists",
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"relapsers",
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"repeaters",
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"accused",
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"arrestees",
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"defendants",
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"detainees",
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"fish",
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"fishes",
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"suspects"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"gangbusters",
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"lawmen"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lawfulness":{
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"the quality or state of being legal":{
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"examples":[
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"the lawyers had to work for weeks to determine the lawfulness of the proposed contract"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"legality",
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"legitimacy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"rightfulness",
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"rightness",
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"permissibility",
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"permissibleness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"badness",
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"immorality",
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"iniquitousness",
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"iniquity",
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"sinfulness",
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"unjustness",
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"wickedness",
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"wrongness",
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"criminality",
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"unconstitutionality"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"illegality",
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"illegitimacy",
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"unlawfulness",
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"wrongfulness"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lawyer":{
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"a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations":{
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"examples":[
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"their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"advocate",
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"attorney",
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"attorney-at-law",
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"counsel",
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"counselor",
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"counsellor",
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"counselor-at-law",
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"legal eagle"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cocounsel",
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"district attorney",
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"prosecuting attorney",
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"prosecutor",
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"solicitor",
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"criminal lawyer",
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"mouthpiece",
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"public defender",
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"trial lawyer",
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"solicitor",
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"jurist",
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"lawgiver",
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"lawmaker",
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"legislator",
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"solon",
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"ambulance chaser",
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"pettifogger",
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"Philadelphia lawyer",
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"shyster"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lawyers":{
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"a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations":{
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"examples":[
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"their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"advocates",
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"attorneys",
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"attorneys-at-law",
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"counselors",
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"counsellors",
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"counselors-at-law",
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"counsels",
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"legal eagles"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cocounsels",
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"co-counsels",
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"district attorneys",
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"prosecuting attorneys",
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"prosecutors",
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"solicitors",
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"criminal lawyers",
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"mouthpieces",
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"public defenders",
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"trial lawyers",
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"solicitors",
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"jurists",
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"lawgivers",
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"lawmakers",
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"legislators",
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"solons",
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"ambulance chasers",
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"pettifoggers",
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"Philadelphia lawyers",
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"shysters"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lawman":{
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"a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level":{
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"examples":[
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"as the rural county's chief lawman , the sheriff has to patrol a vast area with only minimal manpower"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bobby",
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"bull",
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"constable",
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"cop",
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"copper",
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"flatfoot",
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"fuzz",
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"gendarme",
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"officer",
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"police officer",
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"policeman",
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"shamus"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"patrolman",
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"policewoman",
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"detective",
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"dick",
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"gumshoe",
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"hawkshaw",
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"inspector",
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"investigator",
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"plainclothesman",
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"sherlock",
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"sleuth",
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"sleuthhound",
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"marshal",
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"marshall",
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"sheriff",
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"trooper",
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"peace officer",
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"captain",
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"lieutenant",
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"sergeant",
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"constabulary",
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"heat",
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"man",
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"police",
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"police force",
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"operative",
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"private detective",
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"private eye",
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"private investigator"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"civilian"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lawmakers":{
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"a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws":{
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"examples":[
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"the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"lawgivers",
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"legislators",
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"solons"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"assemblymen",
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"assemblywomen",
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"congressmen",
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"congresswomen",
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"senators"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lawsuits":{
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"a court case for enforcing a right or claim":{
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"examples":[
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"the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"actions",
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"proceedings",
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"suits"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"litigations",
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"cases",
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"causes",
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"complaints",
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"counterclaims",
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"countersuits",
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"counter-suits",
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"cross actions",
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"cross-claims"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lawns":{
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"an area of ground (such as the ground around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with short grass":{
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"examples":[
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"We had a picnic on the lawn in front of the monument.",
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"a neighborhood with well-kept lawns"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"grasses",
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"green",
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"greenswards",
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"clearings",
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"fields",
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"grounds",
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"lots",
|
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"parcels",
|
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"plats",
|
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"plots",
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"tracts",
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"commons",
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"crofts",
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"glades",
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"grasslands",
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"heathlands",
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"heaths",
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"leas",
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"leys",
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"meadows",
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"moors",
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"pasturelands",
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"pastures"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lawbreaker":{
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"a person who has committed a crime":{
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"examples":[
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"legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"criminal",
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"crook",
|
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"culprit",
|
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"malefactor",
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"miscreant",
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"offender"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"misdemeanant",
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"accomplice",
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"principal",
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"desperado",
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"outlaw",
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"convict",
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"jailbird",
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"perp",
|
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"perpetrator",
|
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"evildoer",
|
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"gallows bird",
|
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"misdoer",
|
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"misfeasor",
|
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"sinner",
|
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"transgressor",
|
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"trespasser",
|
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"villain",
|
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"wrongdoer",
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"blackhander",
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"button man",
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"gangster",
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"hoodlum",
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"hooligan",
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"mobster",
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"racketeer",
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"thug",
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"enforcer",
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"gun",
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"gunman",
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"gunsel",
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"hit man",
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"triggerman",
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"backslider",
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"recidivist",
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"relapser",
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"repeater",
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"accused",
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"arrestee",
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"defendant",
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"detainee",
|
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"fish",
|
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"suspect"
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gangbuster",
|
|
"lawman"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"lawless":{
|
|
"not restrained by or under the control of legal authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lawless rioters were destroying everything in sight"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anarchic",
|
|
"anarchical",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"lawbreaking",
|
|
"unruly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"mutinous",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
"undisciplined",
|
|
"criminal",
|
|
"felonious",
|
|
"illegal",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illicit",
|
|
"unlawful",
|
|
"wrongful",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"recalcitrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"legalized",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"orderly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrary to or forbidden by law":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the level of lawless activity in the territory had reached the point where the authorities felt compelled to act"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"criminal",
|
|
"felonious",
|
|
"illegal",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illicit",
|
|
"unlawful",
|
|
"wrongful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"sinful",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"blamable",
|
|
"blameworthy",
|
|
"censurable",
|
|
"reprehensible",
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"contraband",
|
|
"criminalized",
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"forbidden",
|
|
"interdicted",
|
|
"outlawed",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"proscribed",
|
|
"adulterine",
|
|
"bootleg",
|
|
"unauthorized",
|
|
"unlicensed",
|
|
"unsanctioned",
|
|
"under-the-counter",
|
|
"under-the-table",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unscrupulous",
|
|
"villainous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"virtuous",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"licensed",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"suggested",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"seemly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"legitimate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lawgivers":{
|
|
"a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"political activists strenuously lobbied the state's lawgivers to expand the scope of the civil rights legislation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lawmakers",
|
|
"legislators",
|
|
"solons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblymen",
|
|
"assemblywomen",
|
|
"congressmen",
|
|
"congresswomen",
|
|
"senators"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"law":{
|
|
"a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a record number of laws were passed in that legislative session"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"bill",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"enactment",
|
|
"ordinance",
|
|
"statute"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"command",
|
|
"commandment",
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"dictate",
|
|
"directive",
|
|
"edict",
|
|
"fiat",
|
|
"ruling",
|
|
"bylaw",
|
|
"ground rule",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"amendment",
|
|
"legislation",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"martial law",
|
|
"blue law",
|
|
"prohibition",
|
|
"proscription",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"canon",
|
|
"capitulary",
|
|
"encyclical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a collection or system of rules of conduct":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it's important to obey the law at all times, or else you might end up in jail"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canon",
|
|
"code",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"decalogue"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"establishment",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"legislation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a petty thief who had somehow managed to avoid the law for most of his life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"police"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"judiciary",
|
|
"jurisprudence",
|
|
"justice"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lawsuit":{
|
|
"a court case for enforcing a right or claim":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"action",
|
|
"proceeding",
|
|
"suit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"litigation",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"complaint",
|
|
"counterclaim",
|
|
"countersuit",
|
|
"cross action",
|
|
"cross-claim"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lawmen":{
|
|
"a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as the rural county's chief lawman , the sheriff has to patrol a vast area with only minimal manpower"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bobbies",
|
|
"bulls",
|
|
"constables",
|
|
"coppers",
|
|
"cops",
|
|
"flatfeet",
|
|
"fuzzes",
|
|
"gendarmes",
|
|
"officers",
|
|
"policemen",
|
|
"police officers",
|
|
"shamuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"patrolmen",
|
|
"policewomen",
|
|
"detectives",
|
|
"dicks",
|
|
"gumshoes",
|
|
"hawkshaws",
|
|
"inspectors",
|
|
"investigators",
|
|
"plainclothesmen",
|
|
"sherlocks",
|
|
"sleuthhounds",
|
|
"sleuths",
|
|
"marshals",
|
|
"marshalls",
|
|
"sheriffs",
|
|
"troopers",
|
|
"peace officers",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"lieutenants",
|
|
"sergeants",
|
|
"constabularies",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"men",
|
|
"police",
|
|
"police forces",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"private detectives",
|
|
"private eyes",
|
|
"private investigators"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"civilians"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lawgiver":{
|
|
"a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"political activists strenuously lobbied the state's lawgivers to expand the scope of the civil rights legislation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lawmaker",
|
|
"legislator",
|
|
"solon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblyman",
|
|
"assemblywoman",
|
|
"congressman",
|
|
"congresswoman",
|
|
"senator"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lawbreaking":{
|
|
"not restrained by or under the control of legal authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some sociologists specialize in studying the lawbreaking elements of society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anarchic",
|
|
"anarchical",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"lawless",
|
|
"unruly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"mutinous",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
"undisciplined",
|
|
"criminal",
|
|
"felonious",
|
|
"illegal",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illicit",
|
|
"unlawful",
|
|
"wrongful",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"recalcitrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"legalized",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"orderly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a breaking of a moral or legal code":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"even something as simple as littering is considered an example of lawbreaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"crime",
|
|
"debt",
|
|
"error",
|
|
"malefaction",
|
|
"misdeed",
|
|
"misdoing",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"violation",
|
|
"wrongdoing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bias crime",
|
|
"hate crime",
|
|
"felony",
|
|
"misconduct",
|
|
"misdemeanor",
|
|
"misfeasance",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"foible",
|
|
"peccadillo",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"infringement",
|
|
"immorality",
|
|
"iniquitousness",
|
|
"iniquity",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"vice",
|
|
"wickedness",
|
|
"corruption",
|
|
"debauchery",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"licentiousness",
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"criminality",
|
|
"illegality",
|
|
"lawlessness",
|
|
"unlawfulness",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"fall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blamelessness",
|
|
"faultlessness",
|
|
"guiltlessness",
|
|
"impeccability",
|
|
"innocence",
|
|
"irreproachability",
|
|
"goodness",
|
|
"morality",
|
|
"righteousness",
|
|
"virtue",
|
|
"virtuousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncrime"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"activities that are in violation of the laws of the state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an outbreak of lawbreaking plagued the city in the months following the end of the war"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crime",
|
|
"criminality",
|
|
"lawlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outlawry",
|
|
"gangsterism",
|
|
"hooliganism",
|
|
"racketeering",
|
|
"malfeasance",
|
|
"misconduct",
|
|
"wrongdoing",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"immorality",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"wickedness",
|
|
"corruption",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"malefaction",
|
|
"misdeed",
|
|
"misdoing",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lawful":{
|
|
"permitted by law":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hunting is a lawful activity only if you have the proper license"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"legit",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"licit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allowable",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"noncriminal",
|
|
"permissible",
|
|
"justifiable",
|
|
"warrantable",
|
|
"constitutional",
|
|
"de jure",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"statutory",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"iniquitous",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"sinful",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"criminal",
|
|
"forbidden",
|
|
"guilty",
|
|
"impermissible",
|
|
"outlawed",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"unauthorized",
|
|
"unjust",
|
|
"under-the-counter",
|
|
"under-the-table",
|
|
"nonconstitutional",
|
|
"unconstitutional"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"illegal",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illicit",
|
|
"lawless",
|
|
"unlawful",
|
|
"wrongful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lawlessness":{
|
|
"a state in which there is widespread wrongdoing and disregard for rules and authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the western frontier was notorious for its lawlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anarchy",
|
|
"misrule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anarchism",
|
|
"commotion",
|
|
"tumult",
|
|
"uproar",
|
|
"chaos",
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"disorderliness",
|
|
"disorganization",
|
|
"misorder",
|
|
"disruption",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"havoc",
|
|
"riot",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"turbulence",
|
|
"turmoil",
|
|
"unrest",
|
|
"upheaval",
|
|
"mutiny",
|
|
"rebellion",
|
|
"revolution",
|
|
"uprising",
|
|
"criminality",
|
|
"outlawry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"law",
|
|
"law-abidingness",
|
|
"lawfulness",
|
|
"legality",
|
|
"legitimacy",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"orderliness",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"peaceableness",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"activities that are in violation of the laws of the state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"lawlessness in the city had reached an unconscionable and intolerable level"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crime",
|
|
"criminality",
|
|
"lawbreaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outlawry",
|
|
"gangsterism",
|
|
"hooliganism",
|
|
"racketeering",
|
|
"malfeasance",
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"misconduct",
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"wrongdoing",
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"evil",
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"immorality",
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"sin",
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"wickedness",
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"corruption",
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"depravity",
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"malefaction",
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"misdeed",
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"misdoing",
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"offense",
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"offence",
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"transgression",
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"trespass"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"law-abidingness":{
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"as in integrity , honesty":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"decency",
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"goodness",
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"honesty",
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"incorruptibility",
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"integrity",
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"righteousness",
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"uprightness",
|
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"virtuousness",
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"blamelessness",
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"faultlessness",
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"guiltlessness",
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"impeccability",
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"innocence",
|
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"innocency",
|
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"irreproachability",
|
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"irreproachableness",
|
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"morality",
|
|
"virtue",
|
|
"chastity",
|
|
"purity",
|
|
"sinlessness",
|
|
"harmlessness",
|
|
"inoffensiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blameworthiness",
|
|
"culpability",
|
|
"guilt",
|
|
"guiltiness",
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"responsibility",
|
|
"corruption",
|
|
"criminality",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"immorality",
|
|
"reprehensibleness",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"wickedness",
|
|
"harmfulness",
|
|
"offensiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laws":{
|
|
"a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a record number of laws were passed in that legislative session"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acts",
|
|
"bills",
|
|
"constitutions",
|
|
"enactments",
|
|
"ordinances",
|
|
"statutes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commandments",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"directives",
|
|
"edicts",
|
|
"fiats",
|
|
"rulings",
|
|
"bylaws",
|
|
"ground rules",
|
|
"regulations",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"amendments",
|
|
"legislations",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"blue laws",
|
|
"prohibitions",
|
|
"proscriptions",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"canons",
|
|
"capitularies",
|
|
"encyclicals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a collection or system of rules of conduct":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it's important to obey the law at all times, or else you might end up in jail"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canons",
|
|
"codes",
|
|
"constitutions",
|
|
"decalogues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disciplines",
|
|
"establishments",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"legislations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a petty thief who had somehow managed to avoid the law for most of his life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"police"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"judiciaries",
|
|
"jurisprudences",
|
|
"justices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |