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  • 21law library — in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (as with Scottish advocates), barristers do not, as in England, operate from chambers but from a law library. In the Republic, this is situated in the Four Courts in Dublin and in Northern… …

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  • 22Law Society of Northern Ireland — the body that performs in Northern Ireland the functions that the Law Society performs in England and Wales and the Law Society of Scotland provides in Scotland. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …

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  • 23law-abiding — I adjective according to law, acquiescent, bene moratus, complying, conforming, dutiful, ethical, evenhanded, high minded, high principled, honest, honorable, incorrupt, incorruptible, inviolate, inapproachable, law revering, licit, moral, noble …

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  • 24law in books — Legal rules found in texts. This term is most often used in a derogatory way to refer to old rules that no longer reflect the way the law actually works. Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill …

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  • 25Law is a bottomless pit. — Law is a bottomless pit. Law is a bottomless pit. John Arbuthnot Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …

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  • 26Law Commissioner — a member of a Law Commission. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …

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  • 27Law Society of Scotland — the statutory body that both represents and controls solicitors in Scotland, established initially by the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949. Its executive body is the elected Council and day to day business is administered by a permanent secretariat …

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  • 28Law School Admission Test — n. A test that is required for admission to most law schools. abbrv. LSAT The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 29law day — The date prescribed in a bond, mortgage, or deed for payment of the debt; the maturity date. May 1st, observed in schools, public assemblies, and courts, in honor of our legal system. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. law …

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  • 30law French — A corrupt French dialect used by English lawyers from after the Norman Conquest in 1066 until slightly after the end of the Restoration period in 1688. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. law French …

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