the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system | an established or recognized right |
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society | an informal right to something |
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature | the name of a work of art or literary composition etc. |
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work |
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity | an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General' |
the collection of rules imposed by authority | an appellation signifying nobility |
the force of policemen and officers | a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it |
| a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with |
| (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action |
| the status of being a champion |