the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) |
the collection of rules imposed by authority | a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote |
| (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction |
| a formal public statement |
| (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make |
| a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties |