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Definition of within the law
1 : agreeing with the law : legal He says that everything he did was within the law.
2 : in a legal way With the organization under so much scrutiny, it is even more important that they work/operate within the law.
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: a binding custom or practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed (see prescribe 1a) or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority
: the whole body of such customs, practices, or rules
: common law
: litigate
: to sue or prosecute at law
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