law
/ˈɫɑ/, /ˈɫɔ/
noun
a country's rules that all of its citizens are required to obey
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1Some cities have even passed laws that allow Segways to travel only on sidewalks.
2The most complicated issue from a legal standpoint is copyright law.
3If the President vetoes a law, Congress, with a two thirds vote in both houses, can override the veto.
4Criminal crimes happen a lot in video games, but some video game companies have taken the bold step of flouting the law themselves.
5So Saul's daughter studied law.
to lay down
/lˈeɪ dˈaʊn/
verb
to officially state that something, such as a principle or rule must be obeyed
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1[ As Donald Trump ] "So come on down to Oceanside Mattress and use the promo code 'Shut Up And Lay Down.'"
legit
/ˈɫɛdʒɪt/, /ɫəˈdʒɪt/
adjective
conformable or authorized by the law
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1Sounds legit though.
2This roof is really looking legit.
3Yeah, man, this place just feels legit.
4- These look legit.
5Tastes legit.
leniency
/ˈɫinjənsi/
noun
the quality of being more compassionate, merciful, or permissive than expected, especially in terms of punishment in a court case
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1Such leniency became the norm, and thus a characteristic of white identity itself.
2An ancient lord, Escalus, was for leniency.
3can you give me leniency with that?
4You want leniency?
5I ask leniency for writing this.
lenient
/ˈɫiniənt/, /ˈɫinjənt/
adjective
(of a person) showing mercy, flexibility, or tolerance, particularly while obeying rules or punishing someone
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1Here, this is much more lenient.
2For decades, things were far less lenient.
3The game has been pretty lenient on mistakes so far.
4Baseball commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, is not so lenient.
5Now back in England, many people urged a lenient response to this.
leniently
/ˈɫinjəntɫi/
adverb
in a manner that is less strict when punishing someone or when enforcing a law
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1Cities which immediately surrendered were treated relatively leniently, generally needing to only send tribute, perhaps supply soldiers or tear down their fortifications.
to make an exception
/mˌeɪk ɐn ɛksˈɛpʃən/
phrase
‌to allow a usual rule to be bypassed or ignored in a particular circumstance or for a specific purpose
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1Because if you don't, I'm gonna make an exception and just ask you to help me with this.
2U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made an exception and allowed foreign students to participate in remote learning.
3So usually we don't talk that much about wars, but we're going to make an exception.
4I'm normally shy to show those moments but tonight I'm going to make an exception.
5The Coffee Lounge technically doesn't deliver, but sometimes they make an exception, like if you tell Jonathan the cashier that you're having a really rough day and he agrees to bring your food to the lobby.
must
/ˈməst/
verb
used to show that something is very important and needs to happen
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1The team must also decide if the focus will be on domestic sales or if the baby food will be exported to foreign countries.
2Children must help their parents.
3I must start a new life among strangers.'
4Light must integrate shadow.
5Members of the royal family must take great care of their skin.
necessary
/ˈnɛsəˌsɛɹi/
adjective
unavoidable; must exist, happen, or be achieved
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1Every piece of that soil is necessary.
2Is content moderation necessary?
3What proof is necessary?
4No exercises are necessary.
5No tests are necessary.
necessity
/nəˈsɛsəti/, /nəˈsɛsɪti/
noun
the fact that something must happen or is needed
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1"Necessity was the mother of innovation."
2Necessity is the mother of invention.
3Necessity is the mother of invention.
4Necessity is the mother of invention.
5Necessity is the mother of invention.
need
/ˈnid/
noun
a condition or situation in which something is necessary
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1Railroads needed to create an official time system to link the rail system together.
2I need a hug.
3So we needed refineries, which were basically giant chemical plants.
4We do not need psychotherapy.
5But, crucially, the company needs to answer for what happened here.
non-compliance
/ˌnɑnkəmˈpɫaɪəns/
noun
refusal to behave as expected or failure to obey or follow rules, commands, etc.
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1And non-compliance amongst some of its members, but the outbreak of World War II is really what finished it off.
2Non-compliance of wealthy and powerful colonists was common and many of the laws were not enforced in fear of rebellion.
3Investigations found that the freak accident was caused by non-compliance with construction standards and some seriously shoddy foundations.
4We talk about it in terms of engagement, or non-compliance.
5Johns set up a GoFundMe to help with her expenses, despite her non-compliance on the show.
non-observance
/nˈɑːnɑːbzˈɜːvəns/
noun
failure to comply with a rule, obligation, etc.

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obligation
/ˌɑbɫəˈɡeɪʃən/
noun
the state of being forced to do something in a way that conforms to the law or is morally acceptable
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1A lotta students have obligations outside of school.
2Obligations come before rights.
3Here are your obligations.
4It adds obligations.
5We have obligations.
obligatory
/əˈbɫɪɡəˌtɔɹi/
adjective
required or necessary as a result of a rule or law
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1Obligatory I am leaving.
2These are obligatory.
3Here comes the obligatory etymology.
4It is obligatory on the president, executive, legislature and judiciary.
5The military in Switzerland is obligatory for men.
obliged
/əˈbɫaɪdʒd/
adjective
feeling that something must be done because it is morally proper or mandatory
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1And so I feel obliged to warn you at the outset that I am here under false pretenses if you think that I'm capable of communicating with you about technological matters.
2I'm just not sure whether in fact she didn't just, um, feel obliged?
3I am much obliged.
to observe
/əbˈzɝv/
verb
to comply with laws or regulations
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1When Snow observed the situation in London, he therefore concluded that cholera was spread by tiny fecal particles in the water.
2Two different people might observe a very different rendering of the world.
3All twenty nine partook in the same exercises and training programs with their performances observed side by side.
4One study observed 45 women and men with overactive bladders.
5Observe the same object.
one's bounden duty
/wˈʌnz bˈaʊndən dˈuːɾi/
phrase
something that is considered as one's responsibility or moral obligation

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on the understanding that
/ɑːnðɪ ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ðˈæt/
phrase
used when an agreement can only be reached under a specific condition
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1He took his family with him, the no-travel laws for Jews briefly waived on the understanding that the award would bring glory on Italy.
2After nearly seven years, he’d agreed to write the fifth Hitchhiker’s book, on the understanding that it would be the last.
3Seriously, he even brought a loyal group of school friends along with him, all of whom donned uniform for the first time on the understanding that they’d soon be overthrowing the government.
4This, of course, is on the understanding that, as long as we are negotiating, unless party would stop the negotiations, we hold off further TARIFFS, and we assess the existing Tariffs On Steel and ALUMINUM.
5That is, the supporters of the ERA in the House and in the Senate, it was really Republican women like Margaret Heckler and Florence Dwyer who really stood up in favor of the ERA on the understanding that it would actually help women overcome disadvantages that they faced because they were mothers.
to order
/ˈɔɹdɝ/
verb
to give an instruction to someone to do something, using one's authority
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1This is partly because of the stay-at-home order that was issued by the governor about two days ago.
2In an airplane, the crew keeps order.
3So, order three copies.
4Just order two of 'em.
5Then probably order a pizza.
ordinance
/ˈɔɹdənəns/
noun
an official rule or order that is imposed by the law or someone with authority
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1Ordinances, get outta here!
2NEWSWOMAN 2: One woman declared the ordinance "absolutely unconstitutional."
3Therefore you praise the ordinance?
4Birmingham city ordinances segregated the use of drinking fountains, bathrooms, clothing store dressing rooms, by race.
5Ordinance means munitions or ammunition.
to play by one's own rules
/plˈeɪ baɪ wˈʌnz ˈoʊn ɹˈuːlz/
phrase
to do things as one sees fit, not according to laws or rules

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to police
/pəˈɫis/
verb
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
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1The police can also look at pictures made by security cameras.
2A police car stops the young man in North Street.
3Police barely enter the four blocks.
4Police shot out the engine of the boat.
5In 2020, police released this footage of 36 year old Odessa Carey in Ashington, Northumberland England.
policing
/pəˈɫisɪŋ/
noun
the control and regulation of law and order by the police force or other official groups
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1Policing isn't an easy profession.
2Policing has long been a focal point for concerns of racial injustice in the UK.
3He got into policing.
4Well, very simply, essentially, policing has two major strategies.
5And just some examples, take predictive policing.
precondition
/ˌpɹikənˈdɪʃən/
noun
a condition that must be met or established before other things can occur or be considered
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1Already the preconditions were there.
2An official authorization is not necessarily a precondition of tenability.
3What were its preconditions?
4Price stability is the precondition for high employment and continued growth.
5Now, I had two preconditions.
prerequisite
/pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/
noun
something that is required as a precondition for something else following
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1Race was a prerequisite.
2Absolutely loyalty is a prerequisite for the position.
3These were prerequisites, according to Madison, to commercial opportunity, as well as emblems of national honor, virtue, and membership in the civilized world.
4That's the prerequisite.
5Five years of experience in financial management is a typical prerequisite.
prerequisite
/pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/
adjective
necessary or indispensable as a prior condition before something else can happen
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1Race was a prerequisite.
2Absolutely loyalty is a prerequisite for the position.
3These were prerequisites, according to Madison, to commercial opportunity, as well as emblems of national honor, virtue, and membership in the civilized world.
4That's the prerequisite.
5Five years of experience in financial management is a typical prerequisite.
to provide
/pɹəˈvaɪd/
verb
(of a law or a rule) to specify that it is obligatory for something to be done
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1For the smaller horses of the Eurasian Steppe, grass provided their necessary nutritional intake.
2These ghost towns still provide the greatest evidence of the hostility of this land.
3Rehab counselors also provide consultation for legal issues around the impact of injuries on work activities.
4So would a computer's molecular orbitals provide understanding?
5One cup provides about 123 milligrams of calcium.
provided
/pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/
conjunction
in case of; understanding that
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1I have not seen any INFORMATION provided.
2We have provided training On Implicit Bias.
3Because the OBAMACARE, the Affordable Care Act, PROVIDED a requirement under regulations that employers had to Provide Insurance That covered Women 'S Contraceptive Services.
4And the Better Constitutional Answer to the question is PROVIDED
5Wjz that's PROVIDED video
providing
/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/
conjunction
on the condition that; understanding that
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1Providing you turn things down a little bit.
2And this would also be a moment, since the federal government's providing money-- some influence comes with that-- to improve practices in a variety of areas in the state and local sector.
3The Imperials were now defended by the Dreisam to the north and east, with Freiburg providing cover for their northern flank.
4Reinforcement within concrete creates a composite material, with the concrete providing strength against compressive stress while the reinforcement provides strength against tensile stress.
5Reinforcement within concrete creates a composite material, with the concrete providing strength against compressive stress while the reinforcement provides strength against tensile stress.
proviso
/pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/
noun
a condition that needs accepting before making an agreement
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1I'm happy to take questions with the proviso that you go to the microphone to ask them.
2There's, also, a separations of POWER proviso in the CONSTITUTION.
3I should, however, add a proviso.
4Whether Proviso is frequently violated.
5Well, there is one proviso.

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