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a law passed by a country’s government

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a written document containing a proposal for a new law

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a law made by a local authority that applies only in that area

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the system of law that has developed from judges’ decisions in particular cases in the past

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used about a law that seems to give people the opportunity to do something bad

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the part of law that deals with disagreements between people rather than with crime

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the basic rights that all citizens have to do or say what they want, as long as they do not break the law or affect other people’s rights

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the basic rights that all people in a society should have, for example the right to be treated fairly by the law, the right to express their ideas, and the right to practise their religion

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a legal right to something

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a part of a legal document or law that officially states that something must be done

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the system of law that has developed from customs and judges’ decisions instead of from laws made by politicians. The set of laws made by politicians is called statute law.

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the laws connected with how businesses may operate

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a law, agreement, or method that limits something

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the system of laws that deals with crimes and the punishment of criminals

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a law that does not allow people to go outside between a particular time in the evening and a particular time in the morning

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the period of time during which people must not go outside according to a curfew law

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the group of laws relating to computers and information systems

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a law, agreement, or tradition that people no longer pay any attention to

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an order from the president or a department or official of the US government that has the same authority as a law

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a legal right to own part of a business or property

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the fact of not being legally effective

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Intellectual Property Rights: someone’s rights relating to ideas, products, and work that they created and that can be protected by a copyright, patent, or trademark

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judges and the work, organization, and power of courts and the law

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the right or power to make legal decisions

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a country or area in which a particular legal system operates

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the system of laws that exists in a particular place or that affects a particular area of activity

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the legal process of judging and punishing people

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an official rule that people must obey

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a system of rules within a country, region, or community dealing with people’s behaviour and activities

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the profession that includes lawyers and judges

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relating to this profession, to courts, or to a legal system

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relating to this area of knowledge or study

a British organization that is responsible for the training and professional standards of lawyers in England and Wales

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the set of laws of a particular country and the way that they are used

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a law, or a set of laws

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something that has been left out of a law or legal document that people can use to avoid obeying it

a law in the UK that prevents certain recent government documents from being published or discussed in public

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a system of laws dealing with the punishment of crimes

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the legal right to make decisions for someone else, especially because they are old or ill and cannot make decisions themselves

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a new law that a private member suggests to the UK parliament

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a law or rule that stops people from doing something

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a suggested law or change in a law that citizens vote for or against

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a part of an agreement or law that deals with a particular problem

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something that a rule, law, contract etc states that you must do

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an addition to an official document or new law

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the legal right to go across someone’s private land

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civil law

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a law passed by a government and formally written down

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a written rule made by an organization or institution

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all the laws created by government

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a law that sets a period of time during which legal action can be taken

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a minor detail of the law that can lead to an unfair result

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a situation in which everyone in a country is expected to obey the laws, including powerful people, military leaders etc

the exact words that are used in a law, rather than its general meaning