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lex

21 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lex (noun)
  2. leges
  3. lex actus
  4. lex commissoria (noun)
  5. lex domicilii (noun)
  6. lex fori (noun)
  7. lex generalis (noun)
  8. lex loci actus (noun)
  9. lex loci celebrationis (noun)
  10. lex loci contractus (noun)
  11. lex loci delicti (noun)
  12. lex loci rei sitae (noun)
  13. lex loci solutionis (noun)
  14. lex mercatoria (noun)
  15. lex non scripta (noun)
  16. lex publica (noun)
  17. lex Salica (noun)
  18. lex scripta (noun)
  19. lex talionis (noun)
  20. de minimis non curat lex (foreign term)
  21. salus populi suprema lex esto (foreign term)

lex

noun \ˈleks\
plural le·ges\ˈlā-(ˌ)gās\

Definition of LEX

: law

Origin of LEX

Latin leg-, lex
First Known Use: circa 1775

Rhymes with LEX

dex, ex, flex, hex, rex, sex, specs, vex, x

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