law French
noun
Anglo-French as used in legal proceedings and lawbooks in England from the Norman Conquest to the 17th century, some terms of which are still in use.
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Law French
Law Frenchnouna set of Anglo-Norman terms used in English laws and law books
law French
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Law French
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Etymology
Origin of law French
First recorded in 1635–45
Example Sentences
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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
Boys at school were expected to turn their Latin into French, and in the courts of law French only was allowed to be spoken.
From A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn
Tell my father, that I shall soon come to talking law Latin and law French.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 07 by Maria Edgeworth
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 A. G. Riddle
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