⚖️ LAW IN ONE STROKE

 

When you’re writing testimony, hearings, and depositions, the word “law” shows up constantly. The good news? With these one-stroke briefs, you can write entire legal phrases instantly.

Mastering these strokes = faster writing and cleaner realtime.

🧠 The Base Stroke

Think of this as your foundational stroke.

HRAU = law

Once you know this base, you can quickly add endings and build dozens of legal terms.

⚖️ Core Legal Words

Word	Steno
law	HRAU
laws	HRAUZ
lawyer	HRAUR
lawyers	HRAURZ
lawyering	HRAURG
lawsuit	HRAUT
lawsuits	HRAUTS

  💡 Memory Tip:

Most of these just add a simple ending sound to HRAU.

👩‍⚖️ Legal Professions & Government

Word	Steno
Lawmaker	HRAURBG
Lawmakers	HRAURBGZ

  These often appear in legislative testimony and political news.

🚓 Law Enforcement

Phrase	Steno
law enforcement	HRAUFRPLT
law enforcement officer	HRAUFR
law enforcement officers	HRAUFRZ

  

🏢 Legal Workplaces

Phrase	Steno
law firm	HRAUFRPL
law firms	HRAUFRPLZ
law office	HRAUFS
law offices	HRAUFSZ

⚖️ Lawful vs. Unlawful — A Powerful Pattern

Word	Steno
lawful	HRAUFL
lawfully	HRA*UFL
unlawful	TPHRAUFL
unlawfully	TPHRA*UFL

  

💡 Pattern Trick to Remember

In many steno theories, TPH- can represent the prefix “un-” in the stroke.

So when you add TPH- in front of HRAUFL (lawful), you instantly create:

TPHRAUFL = UN + lawful = unlawful

This makes it a logical, memorable stroke rather than something you have to memorize.

⭐ What does the asterisk do?

The asterisk (*) helps turn the word into an “-ly” ending.

Think of it like this:

• HRAUFL → lawful
• HRA*UFL → lawfully
• TPHRAUFL → unlawful
• TPHRA*UFL → unlawfully

Just one small key turns the word into an adverb, which appears constantly in legal writing and testimony.

👨‍👩‍👧 Family “In-Law” WordsThese appear constantly in testimony.    Word Steno     brother-in-law PWROERPBL    daughter-in-law TKAURPBL    father-in-law TPAERPBL    mother-in-law PHOERPBL    sister-in-law STAURPBL    son-in-law SOPBL    📜 Common Legal Phrase as a matter of law Steno: SPHAFL This phrase appears frequently in motions, rulings, and jury instructions. 🚀 Speed Builder Challenge Practice writing these phrases: law enforcement officer unlawful conduct the lawyer filed a lawsuit brother-in-law testified as a matter of law ⏱ Try writing each 10 times without hesitation. 💡 Pro Reporter Insight The fastest writers don’t just memorize briefs — they see the patterns. Once HRAU = law becomes automatic, dozens of legal terms become instant one-stroke writing. 🧠 Reporter Insight Small keys like the asterisk and prefixes like TPH- (un-) are powerful speed tools. When you combine them with a strong base like HRAU (law), you can write entire legal concepts in one clean stroke.