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1. heir-at-law
noun. the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate.
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3. heir
noun. ['ˈɛr'] a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
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- heir (English)
- heres (Middle English (1100-1500))
- eir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. law
noun. ['ˈlɔ, ˈlɑː'] the collection of rules imposed by authority.
Etymology
- law (English)
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lawe (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. law
noun. ['ˈlɔ, ˈlɑː'] legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity.
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- law (English)
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lawe (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. law
noun. ['ˈlɔ, ˈlɑː'] a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society.
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- law (English)
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lawe (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. law
noun. ['ˈlɔ, ˈlɑː'] a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature.
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- law (English)
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lawe (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. law
noun. ['ˈlɔ, ˈlɑː'] the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do.
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- law (English)
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lawe (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. law
noun. ['ˈlɔ, ˈlɑː'] the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
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- law (English)
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lawe (Middle English (1100-1500))