“oflaw”

The following 5 entries include the term oflaw.

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

: lawyer

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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