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leges

American  
[lee-jeez, le-ges] / ˈli dʒiz, ˈlɛ gɛs /

noun

  1. plural of lex.


leges British  
/ ˈliːdʒiːz /

noun

  1. the plural of lex

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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

Besides, says Caltech's Dean of Admissions Winchester Jones, the system is "unfair to the candidate" because col leges would spurn second-choosers.

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

They were of a less permanent and fixed character than the so-called "leges," or laws established by long usage and custom.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

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