Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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law of the land | Yes | No | No | No |
jurisprudence | Yes | No | No | No |
law of the land (noun) | jurisprudence (noun) |
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a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
the collection of rules imposed by authority |