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adjective law — ad·jec·tive law / a jik tiv / n: the portion of the law that deals with the rules of procedure governing evidence, pleading, and practice compare substantive law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
adjective law — The aggregate of rules of procedure or practice. Also called adjectival law, as opposed to that body of law which the courts are established to administer (called substantive law ), it means the rules according to which the substantive law is… … Black's law dictionary
adjective law — The aggregate of rules of procedure or practice. Also called adjectival law, as opposed to that body of law which the courts are established to administer (called substantive law ), it means the rules according to which the substantive law is… … Black's law dictionary
adjective law — noun : the portion of the law that deals with the rules of procedure governing evidence, pleading, and practice … Useful english dictionary
law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
law-abiding — I adjective according to law, acquiescent, bene moratus, complying, conforming, dutiful, ethical, evenhanded, high minded, high principled, honest, honorable, incorrupt, incorruptible, inviolate, inapproachable, law revering, licit, moral, noble … Law dictionary
adjective — index procedural Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
law-abiding — ˈlaw aˌbiding adjective LAW a law abiding person does not break the law: • The role of the police is to enforce the law and protect law abiding citizens. * * * law abiding UK US /ˈlɔːəˌbaɪdɪŋ/ adjective LAW ► obeying and respecting the law: » A… … Financial and business terms
law-abiding — adjective law abiding citizens/people/neighbours etc people who respect and obey the law … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
law-abiding — adjective law abiding citizens Syn: honest, righteous, honorable, upright, upstanding, good, decent, virtuous, moral, dutiful, obedient, compliant Ant: criminal … Thesaurus of popular words
