Meaning: A group of people who take the law into their own hands to punish someone, often violently.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The lynch mob gathered outside the jail.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• vigilante group
• mob

Meaning: A secret criminal organization.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The mafia was involved in various illegal activities.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• gang
• syndicate

Antonyms:

• law-abiding group
• citizens

Meaning: Having or showing great authority.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The judge gave a magisterial ruling.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• authoritative
• commanding

Antonyms:

• submissive
• unassertive

Meaning: A civil officer who administers the law.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The magistrate presided over the court case.

Category: Law › Judiciary

Synonyms:

• judge
• official

Meaning: a person who commits a crime

Part of speech: noun

Example: The police caught the malefactor.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• criminal
• offender

Meaning: improper or illegal behavior by a professional

Part of speech: noun

Example: The doctor was sued for malpractice.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• negligence
• misconduct

Meaning: a shackle for the hand

Part of speech: noun

Example: The prisoner was put in manacles.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• shackle
• handcuff

Meaning: required by law or rules

Part of speech: adjective

Example: Wearing a seatbelt is mandatory.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• obligatory
• compulsory

Antonyms:

• optional
• voluntary

Meaning: To handle someone roughly or forcefully.

Part of speech: verb

Example: The security guard manhandled the unruly fan.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms: roughhouse

Meaning: An organized search for a person, often a criminal.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The police launched a manhunt for the escaped convict.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms: search

Meaning: The unlawful killing of a human without premeditation.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He was charged with manslaughter after the accident.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms: homicide

Meaning: A prison with the least restrictive security measures, often for non-violent offenders.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He was sent to a minimum security prison for his crime.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms: low-security prison

Meaning: The incorrect or improper use of something.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The misapplication of the law led to confusion.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• misuse
• abuse

Meaning: To take something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He was accused of misappropriating funds.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• embezzle
• misuse

Meaning: A failure of the judicial system to reach a just conclusion.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The case was a clear miscarriage of justice.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• injustice
• wrongful conviction

Meaning: Unacceptable or improper behavior, especially by a professional.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The teacher was dismissed for misconduct.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• wrongdoing
• misbehavior

Antonyms:

• conduct
• proper behavior

Meaning: A person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The miscreant was caught stealing from the store.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• criminal
• wrongdoer

Antonyms:

• law-abiding citizen
• good person

Meaning: An act that is considered wrong or illegal.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He was punished for his misdeeds.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• wrongdoing
• offense

Antonyms:

• good deed
• virtue

Meaning: A minor wrongdoing or crime.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He was charged with a misdemeanour for vandalism.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• offense
• misdeed

Antonyms:

• lawfulness
• good behavior

Meaning: A person who has disappeared and whose whereabouts are unknown.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The police are searching for the missing person.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• disappeared person
• lost individual

Antonyms:

• found person
• located individual

Meaning: A situation in which a person is wrongly identified.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The case was a classic example of mistaken identity.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• misidentification
• error in identity

Antonyms:

• correct identification
• accurate identification

Meaning: A trial that is invalid due to an error or problem.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The judge declared a mistrial because of jury misconduct.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms: invalid trial

Meaning: To use something in the wrong way.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He was accused of misuse of company funds.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• abuse
• misapply

Meaning: Making something less severe or serious.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The mitigating circumstances were taken into account during sentencing.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• alleviating
• lessening

Meaning: To harm or disturb someone, especially in a sexual way.

Part of speech: verb

Example: It is illegal to molest a child.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• harass
• abuse

Meaning: The process of making illegally obtained money appear legitimate.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Money laundering is a serious crime.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• cleaning money
• financial crime

Meaning: Subject to debate or uncertainty.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The issue is moot since the decision has already been made.

Category: Law › Legal Theory

Synonyms:

• debatable
• arguable

Antonyms:

• settled
• resolved

Meaning: A temporary suspension of an activity.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The government declared a moratorium on new construction.

Category: Law › Regulations

Synonyms:

• suspension
• halt

Meaning: The unlawful killing of a human being.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The detective investigated the murder that shocked the town.

Synonyms:

• homicide
• slaying

Antonyms:

• birth
• creation

Meaning: A person who commits murder.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The murderer was caught after a long investigation.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms:

• killer
• assassin

Antonyms:

• savior
• protector

Meaning: A female murderer.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The story focused on the murderess who evaded capture.

Category: Law › Criminal Law

Synonyms: female killer

Meaning: Having the intent to kill; deadly.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He had a murderous look in his eyes.

Synonyms:

• violent
• deadly

Antonyms:

• peaceful
• harmless

Meaning: In a way that suggests a desire to kill.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: She glared at him murderously.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• deadly
• ferociously

Meaning: To inflict serious damage on something, especially by removing parts.

Part of speech: verb

Example: The vandal mutilated the statue.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• damage
• disfigure

Antonyms:

• repair
• restore

Meaning: a person who reports illegal drug activity

Part of speech: noun

Example: He was known as a narc in the neighborhood.

Category: Law › Drug Enforcement

Meaning: to inform on someone, especially to the police

Part of speech: verb

Example: He decided to nark on the drug dealers.

Category: Law › Informants

Meaning: To grant citizenship to a foreigner.

Part of speech: verb

Example: They decided to naturalise after living in the country for years.

Category: Law

Synonyms: naturalize

Meaning: To grant citizenship to a foreigner.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He plans to naturalize after living in the country for several years.

Category: Law

Synonyms: naturalise

Meaning: Failure to take proper care in doing something.

Part of speech: noun

Example: His negligence led to the accident.

Category: Law › Tort Law

Synonyms: carelessness

Antonyms: diligence

Meaning: A person's closest living relative.

Part of speech: noun

Example: In case of emergency, please contact my next of kin.

Category: Law › Family Law

Synonyms:

• relative
• family member