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lease

A legal agreement in which someone pays to use property, land, or equipment for a specified period.

Noun social_institution Level 1070
legislative

Relating to the making, passing, or changing of laws by a legislature.

Adjective legal Level 1070
legitimate

Allowed by law, rules, or an accepted authority; lawful or valid.

Adjective legal Level 1070
license

An official document or card that proves a person has permission to do something.

limitation

A restriction or condition that prevents something from being as extensive, effective, or complete as it could be.

Noun abstract_condition Level 1070
marijuana

The dried leaves, flowers, and stems of the cannabis plant, used as a psychoactive drug.

Noun chemical_compound Level 1070
misconduct

Improper, unacceptable, or illegal behavior, especially by a person in a position of responsibility or authority.

Noun abstract_condition Level 1070
mitigating

Making something less severe, harmful, painful, or serious.

Adjective quality Level 1070
mitigation

The action of making something less severe, harmful, painful, or serious.

Noun process_event Level 1070
obligation

A duty or commitment to do something, especially one imposed by law, agreement, morality, or circumstance.

Noun abstract_condition Level 1070
officer

A person who holds a position of authority, especially in the armed forces, police, or another organization.

Noun occupation Level 1070
paragraph

A short section of a legal, official, or other formally organized document, often identified by a number or letter.

patent

To obtain or grant an official legal right for an invention.

Verb creation_action Level 1070
pending

Awaiting a decision, resolution, completion, or further action.

Adjective temporal_status Level 1070
permissible

Allowed by rules, laws, authority, or established standards; not forbidden.

Adjective legal Level 1070
petitioner

A person who formally asks a court or other authority to take a particular action, especially by submitting a petition.

Noun human Level 1070
plausible

Seeming reasonable and likely to be true, although not proved or certain.

Adjective quality Level 1070
plurality

A number or amount greater than that of any other option, but not necessarily more than half of the total; the largest share.

Noun quantitative_concept Level 1070
postconviction

Relating to legal proceedings or actions that occur after a person has been convicted of a crime.

Adjective legal Level 1070
preliminary

Coming before a main event, process, or more important stage, often as preparation or an initial step.

Adjective temporal_status Level 1070
prescription

A written or electronic instruction from an authorized medical professional for a medicine or treatment, or the medicine supplied according to that in...

Noun medication_remedy Level 1070
privacy

The state of being free from unwanted observation, intrusion, or access to one's personal life or information.

Noun abstract_condition Level 1070
privilege

A special right, advantage, or benefit granted to a particular person or group, especially one not available to everyone.

Noun social_institution Level 1070
procedural

Relating to an established procedure or set of steps, especially an official or legal process.

Adjective legal Level 1070
proceeding

An event or series of actions, especially a legal action or formal process.

Noun process_event Level 1070
prohibition

The historical period in the United States, from 1920 to 1933, when the production, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages were constitutionally b...

Noun time_period Level 1070
proposition

A statement or assertion that can be judged true or false, especially in logic or philosophy.

Noun concept_idea Level 1070
prospective

Expected or likely to happen in the future; potential.

Adjective temporal_status Level 1070
punitive

Intended to punish or involving punishment, especially as a response to wrongdoing.

Adjective legal Level 1070
pursuant

Following or in accordance with a law, rule, agreement, or instruction.

Adjective legal Level 1070
quotation

A group of words taken from a written or spoken source and repeated exactly or nearly exactly.

rationale

The underlying reason or set of reasons explaining or justifying an action, decision, or belief.

Noun concept_idea Level 1070
reasonableness

The quality of being fair, sensible, and guided by sound judgment.

Noun quality_attribute Level 1070
reasoning

The process of thinking logically in order to reach a conclusion, make a judgment, or solve a problem.

Noun mental_construct Level 1070
recommendation

Advice or a suggestion that something should be chosen, done, or considered.

refusal

The act of saying or showing that you will not accept, do, or agree to something.

Noun activity Level 1070
registration

The act or process of officially recording a person, event, vehicle, property, or other item in an official system or list.

Noun process_event Level 1070
regulation

The act of regulating or the state of being regulated.

Noun abstract_condition Level 1070
regulatory

Relating to, intended to control, or established by rules, laws, or official regulations.

Adjective legal Level 1070
reimbursement

The amount of money repaid for an expense or payment.

Noun quantitative_concept Level 1070
reliance

Dependence on someone or something for support, help, or the fulfillment of a need.

Noun abstract_condition Level 1070
relief

A feeling of happiness or reassurance that something unpleasant has ended or did not happen.

Noun emotion_feeling Level 1070
remedial

Designed to help students overcome deficiencies in basic knowledge or skills, especially through additional instruction.

Adjective purpose Level 1070
removal

The act of taking something away from a place or position.

Noun process_event Level 1070
requirement

Something that is needed or demanded, especially a condition that must be met.

Noun concept_idea Level 1070
respondent

A person who answers questions, especially in a survey, questionnaire, or interview.

Noun human Level 1070
retroactive

Effective from a date in the past, especially applied to events or circumstances that occurred before the rule, law, or decision was made.

Adjective temporal_status Level 1070
scheme

A systematic plan or arrangement for achieving a particular goal, especially one that involves several steps.

Noun concept_idea Level 1070
scrutiny

Careful and detailed examination of something, especially to discover errors, problems, or hidden information.

Noun process_event Level 1070
seizure

A sudden burst of abnormal electrical activity in the brain, often causing convulsions, altered awareness, or unusual sensations.

Noun disease_condition Level 1070