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"he studied law at Yale"nounthe learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
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nouna rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
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"civilization presupposes respect for the law"nounthe collection of rules imposed by authority
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"the law came looking for him"nounthe force of policemen and officers
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nounthe branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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"the laws of thermodynamics"nouna generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
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"there is a law against kidnapping"nounlegal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activitypart of:
Definition that contains law
- rico law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
- constitution law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
- legislation law enacted by a legislative body
- legitimacy lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
- legality lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
- immunize law: grant immunity from prosecution
- antitrust legislation law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies
- genus zoisia lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions
- korean lawn grass lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States
- zoysia matrella lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States