Authority and Law

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Authority

Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
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Law and authority are semantically related in justice topic. In some cases you can use "Law" instead a noun "Authority", when it comes to topics like expert.
Nearby Words: authorize, authorise, authoritative, author, authorization

Law

Law noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.
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Authority and law are semantically related in justice topic. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Law".
Nearby Words: lawful, lawless, laws, lawfulness, lawfully

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human human authority human law
old old authority old law
good good authority good law
formal formal authority formal law
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, evil, little, strict, religious, constitutional, national, federal, military, highest, official, last, international, local, civilian.

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  • They generally disapprove of any form of authority or law, and trying to have crime and punishment for your constitution - or any policies - will rub them the wrong way.
    Source: Video Game / Rebuild
  • Useful Notes / Panama The blue star represents purity and honesty, while the red star authority and the law.
    Source: Useful Notes / Panama
  • Literature / Sienkiewicz Trilogy This rejection of his past mistake leads the once-more-excluded-from-military-power Wiśniowiecki to contemplate personal pride and the importance of the law/authority, creating a Moral Dilemma that goes on for several pages in a variant of If You Kill Him, You Will Be Just Like Him.
    Source: Literature / Sienkiewicz Trilogy
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