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The following 5 entries include the term of law.
court of law
noun phrase: a court that hears cases and decides them on the basis of statutes or the common law
act of law
: a change of a person's legal rights, obligations, or liabilities (as in the acquisition of a right or exemption from a liability) arising from the legal effect of some event such as bankruptcy
man of law
wager of law
: a form of defense under early English law in which a sworn defendant denied the guilt or indebtedness charged or claimed and presented a group of usually eleven compurgators who swore that they believed the defendant's statement was true
rule of law
noun phrase: a situation in which the laws of a country are obeyed by everyone
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