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the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
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international law,
law of nations the body of laws governing relations between nations
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jurisprudence,
law 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,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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case law,
common law,
precedent (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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statute law,
legislation the act of making or enacting laws
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the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
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Roman law,
Justinian code,
jus civile |
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legal code a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws"
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