Synonyms and antonyms of Judgments, verdicts and official orders in American Thesaurus

acquit (verb)

to state officially that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of

acquittal (noun)

an official judgment in a court of law that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of

affiliation order (noun)

British a court order for a father who is not married to the mother of his child to pay an amount of money towards the support of that child

annul (verb)

to state officially that something such as a marriage, an agreement, or an election has no legal authority

Anton Piller injunction (noun)

old-fashioned a civil court order that gives the right to search premises and seize evidence without prior warning. Anton Piller injunctions are now known as search orders.

arrest warrant (noun)

a document written by a judge that gives the police permission to arrest someone

authority (noun)

legal a previous legal case or decision that is used to support legal arguments in the current case

award (noun)

an amount of money or a judgment given by a court of law

award (verb)

to make a legal decision to give someone an amount of money, for example because they have been injured

award (verb)

to make a legal decision to give someone the right to do something, for example to care for a child

bar (noun)

an order stating that something is not allowed

bench warrant (noun)

an order by a court to arrest someone immediately, usually because they have not appeared in court when told to do so

binding precedent (noun)

a legal decision that is so important that judges must follow it in later cases

bring in a verdict ()

to say officially whether someone is guilty or not

call for ()

to say publicly that something must happen

cease and desist order (noun)

an order from a court stating that someone must stop doing something and never do it again

charge (noun)

Americanformal an official instruction to do something

citation (noun)

legalAmerican an official statement ordering someone to appear in a court of law

cite (noun)

informal a citation

command (noun)

an official order

commutation (noun)

the action of changing a punishment to one that is less severe

condemn (verb)

to give a punishment to someone who has committed a crime

conditional discharge (noun)

a judgment given by a court of law in which someone who has committed a crime will not be punished if they obey particular conditions and rules

continuance (noun)

formallegalAmerican a delay that a judge in a court of law allows, especially to give a lawyer more time to obtain facts

convict (verb)

to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime

conviction (noun)

a decision by a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime

countermand (verb)

formal to tell someone to ignore a previous order, usually by giving them a different order

court order (noun)

an order that someone must or must not do something, given by a court of law

criminalise ()

a British spelling of criminalize

criminalize (verb)

to state that someone is guilty of a crime when they thought they were acting legally

death sentence (noun)

a judge’s official statement ordering someone to be punished by death

death warrant (noun)

an official document ordering someone to be punished by death

decree (noun)

a judgment made by a court of law

decree (noun)

an official decision or order made by a leader or government

default judgment (noun)

a judgment passed by a court because someone did not appear in court or did not do something they were ordered to do. It is sometimes called a judgment in default.

directive (noun)

an official order

dismissal (noun)

legal a decision by a judge that a court case should not continue

dissent (verb)

formallegal to officially disagree with the judgment made by the other judges working with you on a legal case

dissolution (noun)

legal the process of officially ending a marriage or other legal agreement

dissolve (verb)

legal to officially end a marriage or other legal agreement

edict (noun)

formal an official order given by a government or person in authority

extradite (verb)

to send someone accused of a crime back to the country or state where the crime was committed for a trial

fiat (noun)

formal an official order from a person or group in authority

find for (legal)

legal if a court finds for someone, it makes a decision in their favor

freezing order (noun)

in England and Wales, a civil court order that prevents someone from accessing money from banks or other sources. It was previously called a Mareva injuction.

gag rule (noun)

American a rule made in a legislature limiting the amount of discussion on an issue

go against ()

if something such as a decision or judgment goes against you, you do not get the decision or judgment that you wanted

go through ()

if something such as a request, proposal, or contract goes through, it is officially accepted or approved

guilt (noun)

legal the fact that someone has committed a crime

the guilty/innocent party ()

the person who is responsible or not responsible for something wrong or illegal that has been done

hanging (adjective)

likely to give severe punishments to people who commit crimes

injunction (noun)

an order from a court that prevents someone from doing something or orders them to do something

injunctive (adjective)

of or relating to an injunction

instruct (verb)

if a judge instructs a jury, he or she gives them advice about making their decision

interdict (noun)

legal an order from a court of law that officially tells someone not to do something

invalidate (verb)

formal to make something such as a document, contract, or process no longer legally effective

judgment (noun)

a decision that is made by a judge in a court of law

jury summons (noun)

a document from a court that tells a person they have to do jury duty

justice (noun)

a fair result or punishment from a law court

mandate (noun)

formal an official order to do something

Mareva injunction (noun)

old-fashioned in England and Wales, a civil court order that prevents someone from accessing money from banks or other sources. Mareva injunctions are now known as freezing orders.

miscarriage of justice (noun)

a situation in which a court of law punishes someone for a crime that they did not commit

nail (verb)

informal to prove that someone has done something wrong or illegal

open verdict (noun)

British a court’s decision stating that the cause of someone’s death is officially not known

ordain (verb)

formal to officially order that something should be done

order (noun)

an instruction given by someone in a position of authority

ordinance (noun)

formal an official order by a government, king, queen, etc.

override (verb)

to use official authority to ignore or change a decision that someone else made

overrule (verb)

to officially change a decision that someone else has made

pardon (noun)

an official decision to forgive someone for committing a crime and to free them from prison

pardon (noun)

a document showing that this decision has been made

persuasive precedent (noun)

a decision of a court that is not binding on future cases but that may convince a judge to decide a case in a particular way

practice direction (noun)

an addition to the rules of civil and criminal procedure in the courts in England and Wales

precedent (noun)

legal a decision by a court on which future decisions are based

prescribe (verb)

formal to state officially what should be done in a particular situation

quash (verb)

formal to say officially that a decision made by another court was wrong and no longer has legal force

return a verdict (of something) ()

to say whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime in a court of law

reverse (verb)

legal to change a court decision to be the opposite of what it was

rule (verb)

to make and announce a decision, usually about a legal matter

ruling (noun)

an official decision made by a court or by someone in a position of authority

search order (noun)

a civil court order that gives the right to search premises and seize evidence without prior warning. It was previously called an Anton Piller injuction.

sentencing (noun)

an occasion when someone who has been found guilty in a court of law is told what their punishment will be

serve (verb)

legal to officially give someone a legal document that orders them to do something

service (noun)

legal the action of officially giving someone a legal document that orders them to do something

set aside ()

to officially state that a particular legal decision will no longer be followed

settle (verb)

to end a legal disagreement by the decision of a court or by making an agreement

settlement (noun)

an agreement that both sides involved in a legal disagreement accept or are forced to accept by a court

spent (adjective)

legal a spent conviction is an old one that is no longer valid

summary judgment (noun)

a judgment entered by a court without a full trial

superinjunction (noun)

British a kind of injunction that stops journalists from writing about a particular topic, and which also stops them from saying who or what the injunction refers to

unspent (adjective)

legal an unspent conviction is still valid

warrant of execution (noun)

an official court order from a British County Court that allows a bailiff to take goods from a debtor's home

writ of execution (noun)

a High Court order that enforces the seizure of money or property from a debtor