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law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
law merchant — n: the commercial rules developed under English common law that influenced modern commercial law and that are referred to as supplementing rules set down in the Uniform Commercial Code and in state codes Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
law day — The date prescribed in a bond, mortgage, or deed for payment of the debt; the maturity date. May 1st, observed in schools, public assemblies, and courts, in honor of our legal system. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. law … Law dictionary
system — I noun arrangement, artificium, classification, design, formula, logical process, manner, means, method, mode of management, operation, order, orderliness, orderly combination, organization, pattern, plan, policy, practice, procedure, process,… … Law dictionary
Law Society — the body that both regulates and controls solicitors in England. It was constituted by royal charter in 1845. It is responsible for the legal education of solicitors, issuing practising certificates and preserving minimum standards of behaviour.… … Law dictionary
system of distributing wealth — index economy (economic system) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
system of belief — index doctrine Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
system of drill — index discipline (training) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
system of exchanges — index commerce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
system of government — index polity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
