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