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Suability

Liability to be sued; the state of being subjected by law to civil process.

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Jurisdiction 76% connected

The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority…

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Accord noun · 86% connection

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

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Alliance noun · 86% connection

a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

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Commercial treaty noun · 86% connection

a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations

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Convention noun · 86% connection

(diplomacy) an international agreement

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Discretion noun · 86% connection

the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

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Free will noun · 86% connection

the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

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Illegality noun · 86% connection

unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute

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Infection noun · 86% connection

(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

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Lawlessness noun · 86% connection

illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

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Legal power noun · 86% connection

(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"

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Legality noun · 86% connection

lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute

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Non-canonicity noun · 86% connection

The quality or state of not being canonical, of not conforming to a general rule or common procedure.; "This holds minor literature ho…

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Outlawry noun · 86% connection

illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

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Pacification noun · 86% connection

a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"

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Pact noun · 86% connection

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

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Peace noun · 86% connection

a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"

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Peace treaty noun · 86% connection

a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"

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Removability noun · 86% connection

The state of being able to be dismissed from office.; "The ‘democratic revolution’ emphasized the delegation of authority and the remo…

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Words connected by meaning

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Account payable noun · 78% connection

a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match receivables and pay…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liability, sued, subjected, civil.
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Accountability noun · 78% connection

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liability, sued, subjected, civil.
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Acquit verb · 78% connection

To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liability, sued, subjected, civil.
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Acquittance noun · 78% connection

The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liability, sued, subjected, civil.
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Amenableness noun · 78% connection

The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer charges; answerableness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liability, sued, subjected, civil.
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Amovability noun · 78% connection

Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.

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Architecture noun · 78% connection

The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of c…

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Civic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"

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Civil adjective · 78% connection

of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "ci…

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Civillty noun · 78% connection

A civil office, or a civil process

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Civily adverb · 78% connection

In a civil manner; as regards civil rights and privileges; politely; courteously; in a well bred manner.

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Corruptibility noun · 78% connection

The quality of being corruptible; the possibility or liability of being corrupted; corruptibleness.

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