Definition of law

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Law (n.) In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent or a power acts..

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Fathers-in-law :: Fathers-in-law (pl. ) of Father-in-la.
Faradic :: Faradic (a.) Of or pertaining to Michael Faraday, the distinguished electrician; -- applied especially to induced currents of electricity, as produced by certain forms of inductive apparatus, on account of Faraday's investigations of their laws..
Parasynaxis :: Parasynaxis (n.) An unlawful meeting.
Snide :: Snide (a.) Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide goods..
Misfeasance :: Misfeasance (n.) A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.
Guaranty :: Guaranty (n.) In law and common usage: To undertake or engage that another person shall perform (what he has stipulated); to undertake to be answerable for (the debt or default of another); to engage to answer for the performance of (some promise or duty by another) in case of a failure by the latter to perform; to undertake to secure (something) to another, as in the case of a contingency. See Guarantee, v. t..
Natural :: Natural (a.) Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the natural consequence of crime; a natural death..
Folio :: Folio (n.) A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words..
Fecial :: Fecial (a.) Pertaining to heralds, declarations of war, and treaties of peace; as, fecial law..
Tyrant :: Tyrant (n.) An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.
Strength :: Strength (n.) That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument..
Vary :: Vary (v. i.) To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of France vary from those of England..
Study :: Study (v. t.) To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages..
Cypres :: Cypres (n.) A rule for construing written instruments so as to conform as nearly to the intention of the parties as is consistent with law.
Gondola :: Gondola (n.) A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now..
Corps :: Corps (n. sing. & pl.) A body or code of laws.
Headnote :: Headnote (n.) A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court..
Pursue :: Pursue (v. t.) To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law..
Jail :: "Jail (n.) A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding..
Portgrave :: Portgrave () In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve..
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