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blue law

blue law [blue puritanical] : a statute regulating work, commerce, and amusements on Sunday NOTE: Existing blue laws derive from

common-law copyright

common-law copyright : a copyright in common law protecting unpublished works NOTE: Works created after January 1, 1978, are protected by statutory rather than common-law copyright

counselor-at-law

counselor-at-law pl: counselors-at-law : counsel compare attorney-at-law

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international law

international law : a body of laws, rules, or legal principles that are based on custom, treaties, or legislation and

law review

law review often cap L&R : a periodical (as one published by a law school or bar association) containing

law-abiding

law-abiding : abiding by or obedient to the law law-abid·ing·ness n

maritime law

maritime law : law that relates to commerce and navigation on the high seas and other navigable waters and that

organic law

organic law : the body of laws (as in a constitution or charter) that form the original foundation of a

positive law

positive law : law established or recognized by governmental authority compare natural law

private law

private law : a branch of law concerned with private persons, property, and relationships compare public law

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