english law

collocation in English

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english
adjective
uk
/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/us
/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
in or relating to the ...
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law
noun
uk
/lɔː/us
/lɑː/
a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a ...
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(Definition ofenglishandlawfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofenglish law

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Englishlawused the term 'unlawful omission' to describe the same offence.
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Englishlawalso includes consideration as an element of a contract, but consideration is not necessary for there to be an agreement.
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Englishlawhad a tradition of treating offences against religion as criminal acts.
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Englishlawwould have been the poorer without that contribution.
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Englishlawdid not evolve with a knowledge of devices like these.
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Englishlawis not peculiar in that regard.
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Englishlawdistinguishes between two kinds of underground water: water flowing in a certain and definite channel and percolating water.
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Englishlawcontains no specific offence of industrial espionage, but those engaging in such conduct may incur criminal liability, depending on the circumstances.
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Englishlawdetermines matters very largely, if not wholly, by the test of domicile.
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Englishlawhas always had at its heart the right to silence.
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Englishlawis very harsh in its application of the line of war.
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Englishlawhas—it is a very good thing it has—been based more and more on statute law.
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Englishlawon property and financial matters has been in its present form since 1970, with some modification in 1984.
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Englishlawhas always followed the general tenet that everything is permitted unless the public interest demands its prohibition.
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Englishlawfor a thousand years has been based on that.
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Englishlawhas plenty of means by which penalties are imposed for criminal proceedings.
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Englishlawdoes not normally recognise the transfer of a liability.
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Englishlawmakes no such differentiation and it is important that the appropriate duty of care is exercised.
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Englishlawstates that it is no offence to have dual citizenship, so the holding of two passports is not illegal.
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Englishlawdistinguishes between those who made their views clear when they had the capacity to do so and those who did not.
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