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
There will be special rates for col leges, etc.
From Time Magazine Archive
But in such states as Oregon, where junior col leges are rare, many educators have begun to worry about what the tidal wave of students will do to their schools unless admissions standards go up.
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
Spinoza abounds in the same sense, and is as usual perfectly candid— “Naturae leges et regulae, secundum quas omnia fiunt et ex unis formis in alias mutantur, sunt ubique et semper eadem.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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