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law of the jungleThe survival of the fittest, strongest or most cunning.Rate it:

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lawyer upTo exercise one's right to legal representation, especially on the occasion of refusing to answer law-enforcement officials' questions without the presence of such legal representation.Rate it:

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lay down the lawTo present the law that applies to a given case.Rate it:

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lay down the lawTo promulgate law.Rate it:

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lay down the lawTo authoritatively or dogmatically assert what is permitted or not permitted.Rate it:

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legal dutyA duty prescribed by the law, to act or forbear from acting.Rate it:

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legally bindingenforceable by lawRate it:

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lege tenerito be bound by a law.Rate it:

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legem abrogare (Att. 3. 23. 2)to replace an old law by a new.Rate it:

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legem ferre or simply ferre ad populum, ut...to propose a law in the popular assembly.Rate it:

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legem in aes incīdereto engrave a law upon a brazen tablet.Rate it:

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legem iubereto ratify a law (used of the people).Rate it:

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legem perferre (Liv. 33. 46)to carry a law (said of the magistrate).Rate it:

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legem proponere in publicumto bring a law before the notice of the people.Rate it:

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legem ratam esse iubereto declare a law valid.Rate it:

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legem rogare or rogare populum (cf. sect. XVI. 4, note Aulus Gellius...)to formally propose a law to the people.Rate it:

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legem sancireto let a bill become law (of the people and senate).Rate it:

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legem sciscere (Planc. 14. 35)to vote for a law.Rate it:

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legem tollere (Leg. 2. 12. 31)to abolish a law.Rate it:

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legi intercedereto protest against a law (used of the veto, intercessio, of plebeian tribunes).Rate it:

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lemon lawA law dealing with defective items, especially automobiles, and consumers' rights.Rate it:

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let go an anchor to the windward of the lawTo keep within the letter of the law.Rate it:

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lex dubia non obligat(law) A doubtful law is not binding.Rate it:

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lex iubet, vetat (dilucide, planissime)the law orders, forbids (expressly, distinctly).Rate it:

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lex perfertura law is adopted.Rate it:

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lex rata est (opp. irrita)a law is valid.Rate it:

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litem alicui intendereto go to law with, sue a person.Rate it:

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long arm of the lawThe influence or effectiveness of law enforcement institutions; law enforcement officers collectively.Rate it:

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mobilia sequuntur personamCommon law doctrine holding that personal property held by a person is governed by the same law that governs that person, so that if a person who is legally domiciled in one jurisdiction dies with property in a second jurisdiction, that property is legally treated as though it were in the first jurisdiction.Rate it:

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necessity knows no lawSomeone who is desperate cannot be expected to obey the rules, or keep the law.Rate it:

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no harm, no foulEncapsulation of the idea that although technically a breach of some code or law may have occurred there is no need for punishment, apology or retribution if no actual damage occurred.Rate it:

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nulla pœna sine legeThe principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.Rate it:

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omnia iura pervertereto trample all law under foot.Rate it:

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one's word is lawRequests or orders of (a person) should definitely be fulfilled.Rate it:

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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.Rate it:

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opinio juris sive necessitatisThe principle of International Law where states believe or accept that a practice exists and must be followed because of a rule of Law requiring it, to the extent that it becomes part of the body of norms known as international Customary Law. See the Lotus CaseRate it:

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par delictumThe par delictum rule prescribes that a party should not obtain satisfaction from a court of law with where his own conduct is wrongful.Rate it:

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possession is nine points of the lawDated form of possession is nine-tenths of the law.Rate it:

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possession is nine-tenths of the lawOne who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.Rate it:

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public commentInput given by the public to governmental (or rarely other) bodies, about proposed legislation or regulation(s), during a period-and by means-set aside and prescribed by law.Rate it:

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quid pro quo(law) This for that; giving something to receive something else; something equivalent; something in return.Rate it:

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quid pro quo(law) A form of sexual discrimination where a person implicitly or explicitly offers something in exchange for sexual favours.Rate it:

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rogues' galleryA set of pictures of convicted or suspected criminals used in law enforcement investigations to help witnesses identify suspects.Rate it:

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salvis legibus (vid. sect. X. 7, note Notice...)without breaking the law.Rate it:

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sam is not bonded to share his meat with you!Who is SAM? representative of hardworking, righteous, law abiding and peace loving people. What is bonded? Mutilated and/or loyal & liable. What does meat mean here? Empirically meat had been the symbol of wealth and prosperity. What is the narrator telling ? SAM is not to give up his share & rights of peace and progress to the may be a rent seeking person!Rate it:

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se faire raison à soi-mêmeTo take the law into one’s own hands.Rate it:

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sententia or voluntas legisthe spirit of the law.Rate it:

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sign into lawTo sign as a mark of official approval.Rate it:

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sleep under the same bridgea critique of a law where circumstances are ignored.Rate it:

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sleep under the same bridgeTo be formally, but not actually, equal under the law.Rate it:

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