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law

/lɔ/

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noun
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
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"he studied law at Yale"

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practice of law

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learned profession
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a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
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natural law

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concept construct conception
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the collection of rules imposed by authority
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"civilization presupposes respect for the law"

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jurisprudence

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collection assemblage accumulation aggregation
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the force of policemen and officers
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"the law came looking for him"

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constabulary police police force

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force personnel law enforcement agency
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the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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jurisprudence legal philosophy

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philosophy
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a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
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"the laws of thermodynamics"

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law of nature

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construct concept conception

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theory
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legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
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"there is a law against kidnapping"

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legal document legal instrument instrument official document

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jurisprudence

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