leges
Americannoun
noun
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There is an old Latin phrase, inter arma enim silent leges, which roughly translates as "in time of war, the Constitution is silent."
From Time • Jun. 23, 2011
The project will include 17 major buildings housing a medical center, a 4 million-volume library and seven col leges where Saudis will study disciplines ranging from dentistry and engineering to agriculture and marketing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tucked away in western Massachusetts are four of the better U.S. col leges: Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst and the University of Massachusetts.
From Time Magazine Archive
There will be special rates for col leges, etc.
From Time Magazine Archive
Maximi momenti esse ut leges ecclesiasticae ad sacras caeremonias peragendas spectent, accuratissime observentur, nemo est qui ignoret.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, April 1865 by Various
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