Consequence and Law

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Consequence noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Law is an antonym for consequence.

Law noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.

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Consequence is an antonym for law in standard topic.

Nearby Words: lawful, lawless, laws, lawfulness, lawfully

common	common consequence	common law
natural	natural consequence	natural law
specific	specific consequence	specific law
single	single consequence	single law
Other adjectives: simple, real, little, main.

Not to mention that law degrees usually have the unfortunate consequence that, apart from being country-specific, they're often state-specific.

Source: Worthless Foreign Degree
Matt escapes this treatment only because El Patron has enough power to break this law without consequence.

Source: Literature / House of the Scorpion
This is an obvious consequence of the First Law of Robotics: "... or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm."

Source: Chronic Hero Syndrome

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