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indicta causa (opp. cognita causa)without going to law.Rate it:

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inimicitias deponereto lay aside one's differences.Rate it:

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intra legem- A court's power to interpret and apply the law to achieve the most equitable result.Rate it:

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iter facere(1) to take a journey, (2) to make, lay down a road (rare).Rate it:

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ius ac fas omne delereto trample all law under foot.Rate it:

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ius ad artem redigereto reduce law to a system.Rate it:

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ius gentium violareto violate the law of nations.Rate it:

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je m'en prends à vousI lay the blame at your door.Rate it:

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jeter le gantthrow down the gauntletRate it:

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jot downto write down hurriedly; to make a note ofRate it:

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jump downTo leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump.Rate it:

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jump down someone's throatTo criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.Rate it:

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Jump down Your ThroatTo scream and shout at someone in an angry wayRate it:

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just folksUnpretentious, informal, down-to-earth.Rate it:

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keep downTo repress.Rate it:

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keep downTo cause not to increase or rise.Rate it:

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keep downTo lie low. To stay concealed by not standing up.Rate it:

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keep downNot to vomit.Rate it:

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keep downTo restrain or control.Rate it:

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keep it downTo be quiet.Rate it:

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keep one's head downTo avoid trouble or attention.Rate it:

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keep one's head downUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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keep one's shirt onTo be more patient or to calm down.Rate it:

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keep your heads down!A military admonishment to infantrymen while crawling under barbed wire or across terrain toward the enemy.Rate it:

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keep your shirt onAn admonition to be more patient or to calm down.Rate it:

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key downTo relax.Rate it:

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kick downTo break or demolish something by physical bodily force.Rate it:

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kick offTo shut down or turn_off suddenly.Rate it:

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kick someone when they are downTo make it worse for someone who is going through a difficult time.Rate it:

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kick the bucketOf a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.Rate it:

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kick the can down the roadTo postpone a decision or action.Rate it:

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kip downTo sleep somewhere other than home, forced to do so by circumstances.Rate it:

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knacker's yardThat area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.Rate it:

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kneel downTo kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer.Rate it:

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knock downTo hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.Rate it:

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knock downTo reduce the price of.Rate it:

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knock downTo drink fast.Rate it:

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knock downTo demolish.Rate it:

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knock downSold with a blow from the gavel.Rate it:

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knock one down with a featherAlternative form of knock one over with a feather.Rate it:

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knuckle downTo get to work; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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l'appétit vient en mangeantOne leg of mutton helps down another; The more one has the more one wants; Begin to eat, you’ll soon be hungry.Rate it:

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la loi passa d'embléeThe law passed straight off, by acclamation.Rate it:

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lash downTo secure with ropes; to tie downRate it:

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lash downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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laugh downTo cause to be given up on account of ridicule.Rate it:

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laugh downTo cause to cease or desist by laughter.Rate it:

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law LatinBarbarous Latin.Rate it:

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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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