Law and Understanding

Law

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

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

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

Understanding noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.

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Law and understanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Law" instead a noun "Understanding".

human	human law	human understanding
good	good law	good understanding
common	common law	common understanding
natural	natural law	natural understanding
Other adjectives: current, actual, real, little, traditional, general, basic, modern, magical.

Fr. Riccardo Fontana from Amen has a greater understanding of 'forgiveness' than cardinals and Jesus' lesson about the heart of the law instead of the letter of it.

Source: Good Shepherd
He enforces drug rules by brute force, eschewing any subtlety or understanding of the streets, and sports the soldier's mentality that Major Colvin decries as detrimental to good law enforcement.

Source: Police Brutality
Law schools make their students take classes in a broad range of legal issues, but true understanding and expertise comes only through years of specialized training and experience.

Source: Omnidisciplinary Lawyer

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