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"law":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"1858\u20131923 British (Canadian-born) statesman":[
"(Andrew) Bon*ar \\ \u02c8b\u00e4-\u200bn\u0259r \\"
],
": a binding custom or practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed (see prescribe sense 1a ) or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority":[],
": a general relation proved or assumed to hold between mathematical or logical expressions":[],
": a rule of construction or procedure":[
"the laws of poetry"
],
": a rule or order that it is advisable or obligatory to observe":[
"a law of self-preservation"
],
": a statement of an order or relation of phenomena that so far as is known is invariable under the given conditions":[
"a law of thermodynamics",
"Boyle's law"
],
": common law":[],
": control , authority":[
"The child submits to no law ."
],
": law as a department of knowledge : jurisprudence":[],
": legal knowledge":[
"a man with much history but little law"
],
": litigate":[],
": something compatible with or enforceable by established law":[
"The decrees were judged not to be law and were therefore rescinded."
],
": the agency of or an agent of established law":[
"When he saw that the fighting was escalating, he called in the law ."
],
": the control brought about by the existence or enforcement of such law":[
"The Indian government is believed to have detained thousands of other people last year \u2026 . The government said the move, decried by critics as draconian, was necessary to maintain law and public order in the region.",
"\u2014 BBC.com"
],
": the first part of the Jewish scriptures : pentateuch , torah \u2014 see Bible Table":[],
": the legal profession":[
"studied for a career in law"
],
": the revelation of the will of God set forth in the Old Testament":[],
": the whole body of laws relating to one subject":[
"criminal law",
"probate law"
],
": the whole body of such customs, practices, or rules":[
"The courts exist to uphold, interpret, and apply the law ."
],
": to sue or prosecute at law":[],
": under or within the provisions of the law":[
"enforceable at law"
],
"Edward 1750\u20131818 1st Baron":[
"Ellenborough \\ \u02c8e-\u200bl\u0259n-\u200b\u02ccb\u0259r-\u200b\u0259 , -\u200b\u02ccb\u0259-\u200br\u0259 , -\u200bbr\u0259 \\"
],
"English jurist":[
"Ellenborough \\ \u02c8e-\u200bl\u0259n-\u200b\u02ccb\u0259r-\u200b\u0259 , -\u200b\u02ccb\u0259-\u200br\u0259 , -\u200bbr\u0259 \\"
],
"John 1671\u20131729 Scottish financier and speculator":[],
"William 1686\u20131761 English writer":[],
"\u2014 see also law and order":[
"The Indian government is believed to have detained thousands of other people last year \u2026 . The government said the move, decried by critics as draconian, was necessary to maintain law and public order in the region.",
"\u2014 BBC.com"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The courts exist to uphold, interpret, and apply the law .",
"a lawyer who specializes in criminal law",
"In our civics class we learned how a bill becomes a law .",
"She has proposed a new law to protect people from being evicted unfairly.",
"Schools are required by law to provide a safe learning environment.",
"The bill will become law at the beginning of the year.",
"He's been in and out of trouble with the law for the last 10 years.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Agents conducted court authorized law enforcement activity Wednesday morning at two locations, FBI officials confirmed to The Washington Post. \u2014 Spencer S. Hsu, Josh Dawsey And Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"The law enforcement action comes as a special House committee prepared to outline how Trump unsuccessfully sought to install Clark as acting attorney general to pursue false allegations of election fraud. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Federal and state agencies are investigating the law enforcement response. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Arredondo and responding law enforcement agencies have faced fierce criticism over the length of time officers waited in a hallway outside adjoining classrooms at the school where an 18-year-old gunman and the victims were located. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Federal agents conducted a search Wednesday at the home of former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, who played a key role in President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to get law enforcement officials to challenge Joe Biden\u2019s election victory. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Perry's 32 years in law enforcement also includes time spent on the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Child Abduction Response Team and in the Magnolia Police Department. \u2014 Monica Brich, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
"There was a law enforcement officer with a sidearm near him, but it wasn\u2019t needed. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Yesli Vega, a law enforcement officer and conservative backed by both Sen. Ted Cruz and activist Ginni Thomas (wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas), will face one of Virginia\u2019s most vulnerable Democrats come November. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 23 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English lagu , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse l\u01ebg law; akin to Old English licgan to lie \u2014 more at lie":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u022f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for law Noun law , rule , regulation , precept , statute , ordinance , canon mean a principle governing action or procedure. law implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority. obey the law rule applies to more restricted or specific situations. the rules of the game regulation implies prescription by authority in order to control an organization or system. regulations affecting nuclear power plants precept commonly suggests something advisory and not obligatory communicated typically through teaching. the precepts of effective writing statute implies a law enacted by a legislative body. a statute requiring the use of seat belts ordinance applies to an order governing some detail of procedure or conduct enforced by a limited authority such as a municipality. a city ordinance canon suggests in nonreligious use a principle or rule of behavior or procedure commonly accepted as a valid guide. the canons of good taste synonyms see in addition hypothesis",
"synonyms":[
"act",
"bill",
"constitution",
"enactment",
"ordinance",
"statute"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021236",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"law French":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the form of Anglo-French used in England in judicial proceedings, pleadings, and lawbooks from medieval times to the 17th century":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114832",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law Latin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the Low Latin containing latinized English and old French words that is used in English law":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220244",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law binding":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a plain book binding made in light brown calf, sheep, or buckram with leather backbone and used on lawbooks":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103639",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law buckram":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": buckram sense 2a":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222350",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law calf":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fine grade of light brown calfskin for binding lawbooks":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012039",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law clerk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person (such as a law school graduate) who provides a judge, magistrate, or lawyer with assistance in such matters as research, writing, and analysis":[
"landed a job as a law clerk at the Supreme Court straight out of law school"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1761, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084606",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law court":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a building or room where legal decisions are made":[
"I have to appear in law court next week."
],
": an official group of people (such as a judge and jury) who listen to evidence and make decisions about legal cases":[
"a decision handed down by a law court"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010751",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law day":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a day named in a bond or mortgage for the payment of the money secured by it":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English lawe day , from lawe law + day":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120447",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law lamb":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a grade of light-brown sheepskin made from the younger and finer-grained skins and used on lawbooks":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173143",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law list":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a publication compiling the names and addresses of those engaged in the practice of law and information of interest to the law profession often including the courts, court calendars, lawyers engaged in specialized fields (as admiralty or patent law), public officers, stenographers, handwriting experts, private investigators, or abstracts of law : a legal directory":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095135",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law lord":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of the British House of Lords who by appointment as a lord of appeal in ordinary or as lord chancellor or by possession of eminent legal experience usually obtained by having held high judicial office is qualified to participate in the proceedings of the House as a court of last resort":[
"no appeal can be decided by the House unless at least three law lords \u2026 are present at the hearing",
"\u2014 Edward Jenks"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212509",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law-abiding":{
"antonyms":[
"balky",
"contrary",
"contumacious",
"defiant",
"disobedient",
"froward",
"incompliant",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"noncompliant",
"obstreperous",
"rebel",
"rebellious",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"restive",
"unamenable",
"ungovernable",
"unruly",
"untoward",
"wayward",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"definitions":{
": abiding by or obedient to the law":[
"law-abiding citizens"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u022f-\u0259-\u02ccb\u012b-di\u014b",
"\u02c8l\u022f-\u0259-\u02c8b\u012b-di\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amenable",
"biddable",
"compliant",
"conformable",
"docile",
"obedient",
"submissive",
"tractable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191744",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"law-and-order":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": relating to, characterized by, or advocating the enactment of laws and their strict enforcement":[
"All these years, I've thought of Henry Hyde as a law-and-order kind of guy. A real hardnose when it comes to punishing those who break the law.",
"\u2014 Mike Royko",
"\u2026 all four dissenters were recent appointees of Richard Nixon, who had won the White House with a carefully orchestrated law-and-order campaign.",
"\u2014 David Oshinsky",
"Simon Kuper \u2026 says the Dutch public is more receptive than ever to law-and-order policies. The murders of Fortuyn in 2002 and Theo van Gogh, a controversial filmmaker in 2004, left the Dutch with a profound fear of chaos and disorder, and a negative self-image.",
"\u2014 Thijs Niemantsverdriet"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1575, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1839, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u022f-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8or-d\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085431",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"law-borrow":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English (Scots) law borow , from Middle English law, lawe law + borow, borwe something deposited as security, pledge":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231910",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"law-hand":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a special style of handwriting used in engrossing old legal documents in England":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183755",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lawbook":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a book containing or dealing with laws, legal subjects, or cases adjudicated":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064004",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lawbreaker":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who violates the law":[]
},
"examples":[
"He admitted to being a lawbreaker .",
"legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The lawbreaker -as-hero model rings differently in an age of Trumpian politics and practices, of open insurrection and a near-coup. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"The life trials of the cursing lawbreaker make an honestly vulgar tale. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
"For many, Tuesday\u2019s decision by London\u2019s Metropolitan Police to fine the prime minister has confirmed that narrative, exposing him not just as a lawbreaker but also as someone who misled Parliament by denying that parties took place. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The approach of a drug dog might even compel a wavering lawbreaker to give himself up. \u2014 Chris Roberts, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
"Since May, the Australian national, 48, has been locked up at Belmarsh Prison, a facility that houses some of Britain's most dangerous lawbreakers . \u2014 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2020",
"At that point, any juvenile lawbreakers who are sentenced to custody will be placed in a county juvenile hall or alternative local setting. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 24 May 2020",
"When some of the wounded and the families of the slain brought a civil suit, the defense framed them as threatening lawbreakers , and defended the officers as heroes protecting their community. \u2014 Nancy K. Bristow, Time , 14 May 2020",
"The Police will continue to maintain the city\u2019s public safety and bring all lawbreakers to justice. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u022f-\u02ccbr\u0101-k\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"criminal",
"crook",
"culprit",
"malefactor",
"miscreant",
"offender"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040006",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
]
},
"lawbreaking":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who violates the law":[]
},
"examples":[
"He admitted to being a lawbreaker .",
"legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The lawbreaker -as-hero model rings differently in an age of Trumpian politics and practices, of open insurrection and a near-coup. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"The life trials of the cursing lawbreaker make an honestly vulgar tale. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
"For many, Tuesday\u2019s decision by London\u2019s Metropolitan Police to fine the prime minister has confirmed that narrative, exposing him not just as a lawbreaker but also as someone who misled Parliament by denying that parties took place. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The approach of a drug dog might even compel a wavering lawbreaker to give himself up. \u2014 Chris Roberts, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
"Since May, the Australian national, 48, has been locked up at Belmarsh Prison, a facility that houses some of Britain's most dangerous lawbreakers . \u2014 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2020",
"At that point, any juvenile lawbreakers who are sentenced to custody will be placed in a county juvenile hall or alternative local setting. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 24 May 2020",
"When some of the wounded and the families of the slain brought a civil suit, the defense framed them as threatening lawbreakers , and defended the officers as heroes protecting their community. \u2014 Nancy K. Bristow, Time , 14 May 2020",
"The Police will continue to maintain the city\u2019s public safety and bring all lawbreakers to justice. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u022f-\u02ccbr\u0101-k\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"criminal",
"crook",
"culprit",
"malefactor",
"miscreant",
"offender"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102455",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
]
},
"lawful":{
"antonyms":[
"illegal",
"illegitimate",
"illicit",
"lawless",
"unlawful",
"wrongful"
],
"definitions":{
": being in harmony with the law":[
"a lawful judgment"
],
": constituted, authorized, or established by law : rightful":[
"lawful institutions"
],
": law-abiding":[
"lawful citizens"
]
},
"examples":[
"a lawful search of the property",
"hunting is a lawful activity only if you have the proper license",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Manhattan liberals seemed not to have learned that federal authority had integrated Little Rock only because most whites ceded a great deal of discretion to lawful authority, however reluctantly. \u2014 Jim Sleeper, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Marion Rose Payne, 55, of Harwood in Anne Arundel County pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce and transfer identification documents without lawful authority. \u2014 Ngan Ho And Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Lance in November was charged with three misdemeanors: interfering with a rescue operation, violating a lawful order and making a false report. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Literally attempt to dispute a lawful election and overturn it. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
"What happened on January 6, 2021 was an effort to overturn a lawful election resulting in violence and destruction at the Capitol. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Feb. 2022",
"In January, New York City legalized allowing its 800,000 lawful , permanent residents to vote in local races, while San Francisco did the same in October, updating a state ballot issue from 2016. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"The administration is also resuming Cuban Family Reunification Parole, a program that allows family members of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to potentially bypass the wait for a family immigrant visa to become available. \u2014 Kalie Drago, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"No such requirement exists for US citizens, US nationals, and lawful permanent residents traveling domestically or internationally. \u2014 Michael Nedelman And Forrest Brown, CNN , 16 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u022f-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lawful lawful , legal , legitimate , licit mean being in accordance with law. lawful may apply to conformity with law of any sort (such as natural, divine, common, or canon). the lawful sovereign legal applies to what is sanctioned by law or in conformity with the law, especially as it is written or administered by the courts. legal residents of the state legitimate may apply to a legal right or status but also, in extended use, to a right or status supported by tradition, custom, or accepted standards. a perfectly legitimate question about taxes licit applies to a strict conformity to the provisions of the law and applies especially to what is regulated by law. the licit use of drugs by doctors",
"synonyms":[
"legal",
"legit",
"legitimate",
"licit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012922",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"lawful money":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any money recognized in a community as a medium of exchange":[],
": any money whether coin or currency that may by the laws of a country be circulated as a medium of exchange \u2014 compare legal tender":[],
": money (such as bank reserves) designated as acceptable for a particular purpose":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English laweful moneye , from laweful + moneye money":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140855",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lawful rate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a rate for interstate or intrastate traffic established and published in accord with the laws, rules, and regulations prescribed by interstate and state commissions":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205138",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lawfulness":{
"antonyms":[
"illegal",
"illegitimate",
"illicit",
"lawless",
"unlawful",
"wrongful"
],
"definitions":{
": being in harmony with the law":[
"a lawful judgment"
],
": constituted, authorized, or established by law : rightful":[
"lawful institutions"
],
": law-abiding":[
"lawful citizens"
]
},
"examples":[
"a lawful search of the property",
"hunting is a lawful activity only if you have the proper license",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Manhattan liberals seemed not to have learned that federal authority had integrated Little Rock only because most whites ceded a great deal of discretion to lawful authority, however reluctantly. \u2014 Jim Sleeper, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Marion Rose Payne, 55, of Harwood in Anne Arundel County pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce and transfer identification documents without lawful authority. \u2014 Ngan Ho And Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Lance in November was charged with three misdemeanors: interfering with a rescue operation, violating a lawful order and making a false report. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Literally attempt to dispute a lawful election and overturn it. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
"What happened on January 6, 2021 was an effort to overturn a lawful election resulting in violence and destruction at the Capitol. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Feb. 2022",
"In January, New York City legalized allowing its 800,000 lawful , permanent residents to vote in local races, while San Francisco did the same in October, updating a state ballot issue from 2016. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"The administration is also resuming Cuban Family Reunification Parole, a program that allows family members of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to potentially bypass the wait for a family immigrant visa to become available. \u2014 Kalie Drago, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"No such requirement exists for US citizens, US nationals, and lawful permanent residents traveling domestically or internationally. \u2014 Michael Nedelman And Forrest Brown, CNN , 16 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
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"Yet the earliest legal collection in the Bible, in the book of Exodus, lacks the role of the king as a lawgiver for the first time in the history of the ancient Near East. \u2014 Samuel L. Boyd, The Conversation , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Scholars have noted an innovation that occurred in the laws in the Bible: There is no king who acts as the lawgiver . \u2014 Samuel L. Boyd, The Conversation , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In other words, a Spartan way of life that gradually took shape was retroactively attributed to a single lawgiver , whose name gave it an almost divine authority. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker , 7 June 2021",
"In ancient Sparta, the lawgiver Lycurgus had contrived to make his constitution permanently unamendable. \u2014 Akhil Reed Amar, Time , 7 May 2021",
"What makes Larsen\u2019s novel so striking is its cold, utilitarian atmosphere of let the joke on the lawgiver be. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books , 10 Mar. 2020",
"They are supposed to be the messengers, not the lawgivers . \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 5 Mar. 2020",
"El Pastor is the lawgiver (no drinking, no smoking, no fighting) and the genial benefactor who supplies everything from food to bus fare to toilet paper. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2019",
"El Pastor is the lawgiver (no drinking, no smoking, no fighting) and the genial benefactor who supplies everything from food to bus fare to toilet paper. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2019"
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"Western Amazonas state is a lawless region pervaded by violent criminals intent on destroying the forest and extracting resources from it. \u2014 Terrence Mccoy, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Decades of political instability have made Myanmar\u2019s frontier regions largely lawless , to be exploited by drug producers and traffickers. \u2014 Grant Peck, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"But after the Roman Empire deteriorated, malarial swamps spread again throughout Maremma\u2014transforming the terrain for centuries into a lawless land of fever, bandits and desolation. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"Totalitarian rulers reject such limits at home and abroad, and Mr. Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine is as lawless as his treatment of dissidents at home. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Why violate conservative principles of federalism, under which state and local officials handle lawless mobs",
"Crucially, some corporations that until the start of the invasion were willing to sacrifice principles to operate in a lawless kleptocracy have made their break with Putin. \u2014 Alexandra Wrage, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"This lawless action should be investigated and punished to the fullest extent possible. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022"
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"In this lawless trade, the river is the artery to the world. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Western Amazonas state is a lawless region pervaded by violent criminals intent on destroying the forest and extracting resources from it. \u2014 Terrence Mccoy, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Decades of political instability have made Myanmar\u2019s frontier regions largely lawless , to be exploited by drug producers and traffickers. \u2014 Grant Peck, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"But after the Roman Empire deteriorated, malarial swamps spread again throughout Maremma\u2014transforming the terrain for centuries into a lawless land of fever, bandits and desolation. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"Totalitarian rulers reject such limits at home and abroad, and Mr. Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine is as lawless as his treatment of dissidents at home. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Why violate conservative principles of federalism, under which state and local officials handle lawless mobs",
"Crucially, some corporations that until the start of the invasion were willing to sacrifice principles to operate in a lawless kleptocracy have made their break with Putin. \u2014 Alexandra Wrage, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"This lawless action should be investigated and punished to the fullest extent possible. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022"
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"An Arizona state lawmaker is calling for an investigation after a pro-choice riot broke out outside the State Senate building, forcing lawmakers to take refuge in the basement. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"Hoeven, a moderate Republican, had already dodged a challenge in April from Rick Becker, an ultraconservative state lawmaker , for the party delegates' endorsement at the GOP state convention. \u2014 ABC News , 13 June 2022",
"An Israeli lawmaker who had quit the government decided to rejoin the coalition, sparing the country new elections for now. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"The median salary for staff working for an individual lawmaker was $50,000 last year, according to the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion. \u2014 Kevin Freking, ajc , 6 May 2022",
"Second-place finisher Becky Edwards, an ex-state lawmaker , mentioned Lee directly during her Saturday convention speech, critiquing his effectiveness and questioning his character. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"An impromptu speech by an openly gay Missouri state lawmaker is going viral on social media. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"An East Bay lawmaker has pulled a bill that would have required all California businesses to vaccinate their employees and contractors against COVID. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"This one was taken by David Oyelowo, who will take on the role of Bass Reeves in the upcoming Taylor Sheridan series about the legendary lawman . \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 28 May 2022",
"Before signing on to play the new Joe Leaphorn in Dark Winds, Zahn McClarnon was winning laughs as a much more dim-witted lawman on Reservation Dogs. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"Within 24 hours, another top lawman announced that the account was wrong: There was no initial shootout. \u2014 Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Back at the barbecue joint, Sheriff Herman Hickey (Ron Perlman), a gruff longtime lawman with a sardonic sense of humanity, is investigating signs that a bloody slaughter recently occurred on the premises. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 12 May 2022",
"An upcoming festival in Coudersport, Pa., is doing its part to reconcile Ness the larger-than-life lawman and the real-life federal agent with integrity who still serves as a role model. \u2014 Samantha Drake, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"On the other hand, 1883: The Bass Reeves Story brings the legendary lawman of the wild west to life. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 27 May 2022",
"Russell plays legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, whose plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Ariz., are disrupted by dangerous outlaws. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 Mar. 2022",
"And before that, HBO's Watchmen had a subplot involving the lawman Bass Reeves, the West's first Black deputy U.S. Marshall. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Huth's lawsuit was one of the last remaining legal claims against him after his insurer settled many others against his will. \u2014 Brian Melley, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Huth's lawsuit was one of the last remaining legal claims against him after his insurer settled many others against his will. \u2014 CBS News , 21 June 2022",
"The lawsuit was over the 340B drug discount program, which allows some hospitals and other providers that serve enough low-income patients to buy discounted prescription drugs and use the savings to help cover other costs. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"The lawsuit is yet another example of the scorched-earth tactics being used by big renewable companies. \u2014 Robert Bryce, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The industry officials said the lawsuit was a backdoor effort to curtail fossil fuel development and would harm the economy. \u2014 Lisa Friedman, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"The lawsuit is unlikely to have an immediate effect on U.S. energy prices. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The lawsuit is the latest chapter in a years-long debate about how outdoor guiding companies should pay their employees. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
"This lawsuit is unrelated to the recent collapse of the Terra ecosystem. \u2014 Sam Reynolds, Fortune , 9 June 2022"
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"The lawyer said Skochilenko has been plagued by poor health. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"Trained as a lawyer , Mr. Zeldin passed the bar at the age of 23 and served in the U.S. Army as an intelligence officer and prosecutor, as well as being deployed to Iraq with the 82d Airborne in 2006. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
"During their testimony, Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean consistently challenged Huth and Samuelson over errors in detail in their stories, and a similarity in the accounts that the lawyer said represented coordination between the two women. \u2014 Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"During their testimony, Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean consistently challenged Huth and Samuelson over errors in detail in their stories, and a similarity in the accounts that the lawyer said represented coordination between the two women. \u2014 Brian Melley And Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"During their testimony, Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean consistently challenged Huth and Samuelson over errors in detail in their stories, and a similarity in the accounts that the lawyer said represented coordination between the two women. \u2014 Brian Melley, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"During their testimony, Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean consistently challenged Huth and Samuelson over errors in detail in their stories, and a similarity in the accounts that the lawyer said represented coordination between the two women. \u2014 CBS News , 21 June 2022",
"During their testimony, Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean consistently challenged Huth and Samuelson over errors in detail in their stories, and a similarity in the accounts that the lawyer said represented coordination between the two women. \u2014 Brian Melley, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"His wife, Bhavna Changrani, also worked for Booz Allen Hamilton as a lawyer . \u2014 Eric Fan, Forbes , 21 June 2022"
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"While late-19th-century lawn tennis was first played in darker garden-party garb of silk dresses and full-on suits, cool, forgiving and status-y white began its ascent when the sport became more rigorous and competitive. \u2014 Dana Wood, WSJ , 30 July 2021",
"But while grass court tennis is considered traditional \u2014 the sport was originally called lawn tennis , after all \u2014 Wimbledon\u2019s offering of indoor grass court tennis is newfangled. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2021",
"The lawn tennis association also announced executive pay cuts and employee furloughs. \u2014 Christopher Clarey, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The game had been codified, in the nineteen-twenties, by a British banker named Ivor Montagu, who was a communist, and who believed in the game as a suitably proletarian alternative to such aristocratic pursuits as lawn tennis and polo. \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Men in suits and women in long dresses playing lawn tennis . \u2014 Anna Purna Kambhampaty, Time , 5 Sep. 2019",
"The new games deemed suitable for mixed company, such as lawn tennis and golf, were far less taxing \u2014 and therefore far less likely to lead to noticeable improvements in fitness. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 6 July 2018",
"Even at Wimbledon, the home of lawn tennis , updates of England's goals were spread by fans watching or listening to the match on their cell phones. \u2014 Steve Douglas, chicagotribune.com , 7 July 2018",
"Grass was once the primary surface for the original sport of lawn tennis , but Orange Lawn is one of roughly 14 remaining clubs with grass courts left in the United States. \u2014 David Waldstein, New York Times , 26 Apr. 2018"
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"The rules governing commerce between nations, themselves derived from the law merchant , are a perfect example of non-governmental law. \u2014 Alexander William Salter, National Review , 6 Nov. 2020"
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": ground (as around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with grass and is kept mowed":[],
": a relatively even layer of bacteria covering the surface of a culture medium":[],
": a fine sheer linen or cotton fabric of plain weave that is thinner than cambric":[]
},
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"\u02c8l\u00e4n",
"\u02c8l\u022fn, \u02c8l\u00e4n",
"\u02c8l\u022fn"
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"Middle English launde , from Anglo-French land, launde wood, unwooded field, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish lann land \u2014 more at land":"Noun",
"Middle English lawne, laund , probably from Laon , France":"Noun"
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003709"
},
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],
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": the episcopal office : bishop":[]
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": an outdoor party on a lawn":[]
},
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