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LEGAL SYSTEM

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LEGAL SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun LEGAL SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws

  Familiarity information: LEGAL SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


LEGAL SYSTEM (noun)


Sense 1legal system [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A system for interpreting and enforcing the laws

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("legal system" is a kind of...):

system (a procedure or process for obtaining an objective)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "legal system"):

bail (the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial))

jury system (a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit)

patent system (a legal system for protecting the rights of inventors)

tax system (a legal system for assessing and collecting taxes)

electoral system; voting system (a legal system for making democratic choices)


English Proverbs
"Different strokes for different folks."
(English proverb)
"One man's medicine is another man's poison."
(Latin proverb)
"A person who does not speak out against the wrong is a mute devil."
(Arabic proverb)
"One swats the fly only if it annoys that person."
(Cypriot proverb)


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