the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system |
(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word | a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society |
a financial instrument whose value is based on another security | a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature |
a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound | 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 |