First recorded in 1635–45
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By law French police are allowed to shoot in five instances following a 2017 change in the law.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023
Macron signs counterterrorism law: French President Emmanuel Macron has signed a sweeping counterterrorism law that replaces a two-year-old state of emergency.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2017
Brace had said the terms were Latin; he presumed that his Latin was like his law; he thought it was old law French.
From Bart Ridgeley A Story of Northern Ohio by Riddle, A. G.
Bart not only knew Latin, but the difference between that and old law French.
From Bart Ridgeley A Story of Northern Ohio by Riddle, A. G.
He read carefully in common law, French law, and international law; procured a common-place book, and wrote out tables of English kings and lord-chancellors, sketches of lawyers, and definitions and incidents from Blackstone.
From Famous American Statesmen by Bolton, Sarah Knowles
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