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law definition - legal
n
- The complete body of statutes, rules, enforced customs and norms, and court decisions governing the relations of individuals and corporate entities to one another and to the state.
- The subset of such statutes and other rules and materials dealing with a particular subject matter.
- The system by which such statutes and rules are administered.
- The profession of interpreting such statutes and rules.
- A bill that becomes effective after enactment by the legislature and signature (or failure to veto) by the executive.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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