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Sunday closing law

Sunday closing law : a law that requires certain commercial establishments to close on Sundays or that restricts the sales that

revenue law : a law relating to the imposition or collection of taxes to defray the expenses of government

law clerk : one (as a law school graduate) who provides a judge, magistrate, or lawyer with assistance in

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rape shield law : a law that prohibits or limits use of evidence (as testimony) regarding prior sexual conduct of an

penal law 1 : a law prescribing a penalty (as a fine or imprisonment) for one who violates it 2

lynch law [after William Lynch (1742-1820), American vigilante] : the punishment of presumed crimes usually by death without due process

leash law : a law and esp. an ordinance requiring that a dog be restrained when not confined to its

law of the sea often cap L&S : a body of international law promulgated by United Nations convention and

law of the land 1 : the established law of a nation or region 2 : due process

administrative law : the branch of the law dealing with government agencies

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