Law and Method

Law

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

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Method and law are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Method" instead a noun "Law".

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

Method noun - The means or procedure for doing something.

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Law and method are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Law" instead a noun "Method".

known	known law	known method
old	old law	old method
good	good law	good method
special	special law	special method
Other adjectives: similar, common, specific, current, original, single, simple, actual, real, main, traditional, above, basic, magical.

A somewhat indirect example: In common-law countries, law students tend to learn via the casebook method—i.e.

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Obstructive Bureaucrat: The Psilosians, which is unfortunate considering they're the only method for upholding law in the galaxy.

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In Deus Ex, Anna Navarre's preferred method of law enforcement is to sneak in and kill everything in sight.

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