bylaw | (noun) a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members | - |
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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 | Synonyms: black bead, cat's-claw, Pithecellobium unguis-cati |
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clapperclaw | (verb) use foul or abusive language towards | Synonyms: abuse, blackguard, shout |
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(verb) claw with the nails | - |
claw | (noun) sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles | - |
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(noun) a bird's foot | - |
(noun) a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods | Synonyms: chela, nipper, pincer |
(noun) a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something | Synonyms: hook |
(verb) attack as if with claws | - |
(verb) scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails | - |
(verb) clutch as if in panic | - |
(verb) move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging | - |
coleslaw | (noun) basically shredded cabbage | Synonyms: slaw |
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declaw | (verb) remove the claws from | - |
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flaw | (noun) an imperfection in an object or machine | Synonyms: defect, fault |
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(noun) defect or weakness in a person's character | - |
(noun) an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness | - |
(verb) add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective | Synonyms: blemish |
law | (noun) the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system | Synonyms: practice of law |
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(noun) a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society | Synonyms: natural law |
(noun) a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature | Synonyms: law of nature |
(noun) the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | Synonyms: jurisprudence, legal philosophy |
(noun) legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity | - |
(noun) the collection of rules imposed by authority | Synonyms: jurisprudence |
(noun) the force of policemen and officers | Synonyms: constabulary, police, police force |
outlaw | (adjective) contrary to or forbidden by law | Synonyms: illegitimate, illicit, outlawed, unlawful |
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(adjective) disobedient to or defiant of law | Synonyms: lawless |
(noun) someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | Synonyms: criminal, crook, felon, malefactor |
(verb) declare illegal; outlaw | Synonyms: criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize |
pilaw | (noun) rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes | Synonyms: pilaf, pilaff, pilau |
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scofflaw | (noun) one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses | - |
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slaw | (noun) basically shredded cabbage | Synonyms: coleslaw |
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