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lex

Latin. That which is laid, or fixed; the law. In Roman law, often synonymous with jus; also, a written law, a statute, an enactment; the law of the Twelve Tables. In old English law, a collection of laws; as, the Roman or civil law. Lex denoted law in its concerete sense; jus, in the general or abstract sense; like loi and droit in French, and gesetz and recht in German. A verbis legis non est recedendum

Source : From the words of the law let there be no departing.

Language : Latin

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