read law - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

common law collapse: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"

well-read collapse: well informed or deeply versed through reading; "respect for a well-read man"; "well-read in medieval history"

read collapse: something that is read; "the article was a very good read"; to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"; interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"; look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"; interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"; obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"; audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"; have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

martial law collapse: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

sermonize collapse: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"

prophesy collapse: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

transgress collapse: pass beyond (limits or boundaries); act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"; spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

literary collapse: appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"; knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style"; of or relating to or characteristic of literature; "literary criticism"

diagnose collapse: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis; subject to a medical analysis

hold forth collapse: talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"

preach collapse: speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"; deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"

sue collapse: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

maxim collapse: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits; English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

solicitor collapse: a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents; a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes

actionable collapse: affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an actionable offense"

counselor collapse: someone who gives advice about problems; someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

predict collapse: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

describe collapse: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

prefigure collapse: imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"

lynch law collapse: the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law

Wordage.info