| 100% | MARRIAGE | 8 | A committed relationship recognized by law |
| 41% | PLEDGED | 7 | Committed by a solemn promise |
| 41% | ISTO | 4 | Relationship represented by a colon |
| 40% | AMERICA | 7 | A crime committed by a country |
| 40% | STATUTES | 8 | Laws established by a legislative body |
| 40% | ABIDE | 5 | __ by (obey, as a law) |
| 38% | ACT | 3 | Written law passed by a government |
| 38% | THEFBI | 6 | Law org. led by Christopher A. Wray since 2017 |
| 37% | MONOGAMISH | 10 | In a committed but not entirely exclusive relationship, per a modern coinage |
| 37% | BODYCAMERA | 10 | Law enforcement tool that may be triggered by a siren |
| 36% | BYEBYEBYE | 9 | *Hit by *NSYNC about the end of a relationship |
| 36% | GHOST | 5 | Abruptly end a relationship by being completely unresponsive, slangily |
| 35% | CATFISHES | 9 | Lures into a relationship by using a fictional online persona |
| 35% | FATWA | 5 | Legal statement in Islam issued by a religious law specialist |
| 35% | SAMURAI | 7 | One required by a 1629 law to wear two swords |
| 35% | STATUTES | 8 | Rules or laws that are passed by a legislative body |
| 34% | RATIO | 5 | Mathematical relationship that may be represented by a colon between two numbers |
| 34% | GHOSTS | 6 | Ends a relationship suddenly by cutting off communication |
| 33% | ALFIE | 5 | Michael Caine 1966 title role played by Jude Law in a 2004 remake |
| 32% | FAMOUS | 6 | Recognized by many |
| 32% | LOVE | 4 | "___ Me Tender," song by Elvis Presley that contains a relationship milestone in its title |
| 32% | FATWA | 5 | Legal pronouncement in Islam issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue |
| 32% | LEGAL | 5 | Something that is bound by law |
| 32% | NEUTRALTONES | 12 | 1867 melancholic poem written by Thomas Hardy about the end of a relationship: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THERE | 5 | "___ Was a Little Girl," autobiography written by Brooke Shields about her relationship with her mother |
| 32% | WEEKENDS | 8 | "Nights and ___," 2008 film co-directed by Greta Gerwig that follows a long-distance relationship |
| 31% | PUNISHABLE | 10 | __ by law; illegal |
| 31% | THEROOSTERBAR | 13 | 2017 bestselling novel by 38-Across about law school students who open a tavern (3 wds.) |
| 31% | LIABLE | 6 | Legally answerable, responsible by law |
| 31% | AGED | 4 | Like Scotch whisky, by law |