a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system |
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something | a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society |
(religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) | a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature |
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
| legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity |
| the collection of rules imposed by authority |
| the force of policemen and officers |