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Law

noun

The collection of rules imposed by authority. Synonym: jurisprudence. "The great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity.

A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. Synonym: natural law.

A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature. Synonym: law of nature.

The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do. Synonyms: jurisprudence, legal philosophy.

The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system. Synonym: practice of law.

The force of policemen and officers. Synonyms: constabulary, police, police force.

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