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code
legislative authority [U.S. Code] [Code of Massachusetts Regulations] [building ] see also Important Laws in the back matter compare case law, digest, statute b : one that serves as a model for legislation but is not itself
legitimate
illegitimate child) in the state of a child born of married parents before the law by legal means compare filiate le·git·i·ma·tion [lə-ji-tə-mā-shən] n
constitution
;esp cap : the U.S. Constitution see also the Judicial System and the Constitution in the back matter compare charter, declaration NOTE: A constitution was originally simply a law, ordinance, or decree usually made by a king,
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international law
or legislation and that control or affect the rights and duties of nations in relation to each other compare internal law
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
renvoi
to the law of the foreign jurisdiction involved including reference to the jurisdiction's rules governing conflicts of laws compare whole law
adjective law
: the portion of the law that deals with the rules of procedure governing evidence, pleading, and practice compare substantive law
counselor-at-law
counselor-at-law pl: counselors-at-law : counsel compare attorney-at-law
legacy
of property by will ;specif : a gift of personal property by will : bequest see also ademption compare devise conjoint legacy in the civil law of Louisiana : a legacy by a single disposition to more
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