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1
a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
- a record number of laws were passed in that legislative session
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- higher law
2
a collection or system of rules of conduct
- it's important to obey the law at all times, or else you might end up in jail
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3
the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes
- a petty thief who had somehow managed to avoid the law for most of his life
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The first known use of law was before the 12th century
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