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law
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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noun
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
“he studied law at Yale”
noun
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
noun
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
“the laws of thermodynamics”
noun
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
noun
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
“there is a law against kidnapping”
noun
the force of policemen and officers
“the law came looking for him”
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the collection of rules imposed by authority
“civilization presupposes respect for the law”
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he studied law at Yale
the laws of thermodynamics
there is a law against kidnapping
the law came looking for him
civilization presupposes respect for the law
the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
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