Law and Procedure

Law

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

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

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

Procedure noun - A usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.

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Law and procedure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Law" instead a noun "Procedure".

Nearby Word: procedural

special	special law	special procedure
similar	similar law	similar procedure
common	common law	common procedure
specific	specific law	specific procedure
Other adjectives: formal, simple, actual, real, criminal, traditional, military, official, basic, magical.

Bothering by the Book: In Captain's Fury Ehren mentions dealing with Senator Arnos earlier in the book had him studying of Aleran law and procedure to help outgambit the man.

Source: Literature / Codex Alera
Jerkass Has a Point: One of the things that made Kersh a formidable antagonist towards Mulder and Scully was that he quite accurately pointed out that their actions often flaunted FBI procedure and law.

Source: Series / The X-Files
In Real Life try asking a wills and estates lawyer about antitrust law or criminal procedure and see how far that goes.

Source: Artistic License Law

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