law
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Sense: Noun: official rule
Synonyms:
statute, ordinance, regulation Collocations, rule Collocations, canon, edict, mandate Collocations, decree Collocations, order Collocations, act Collocations, bylaw, bill Collocations, precept, commandment, code Collocations
Sense: Noun: principle
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principle Collocations, tenet Collocations, foundation Collocations, fundamental Collocations, rule Collocations, truth Collocations, truism, axiom, maxim, doctrine, precept, hard and fast rule, standard Collocations
Sense: Noun: body of rules and regulations
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code Collocations, canon, constitution, legislation, ordinances, regulations, rules, statutes, bylaws, edicts, charter Collocations, criminal law, statute law, civil law, maritime law, martial law, military law, private law, public law, commercial law, probate law, substantive law, statutory law, civil code, common law, canon law, unwritten law, natural law
Sense: Noun: judicial system - preceded by 'the'
Synonyms:
legal process, due process, judicial procedure, legal system
Sense: Noun: legal studies
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jurisprudence, legal science, legal profession, the bar, legal studies
Sense: Noun: police - preceded by 'the', slang
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police Collocations, police officers, the authorities, cops , pigs , filth Collocations , po-po , the fuzz , the Old Bill
Sense: Noun: the Bible
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