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
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 Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow
One paid for access to "law French" in the common law courts of England.
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James
Tell my father, that I shall soon come to talking law Latin and law French.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 07 by Edgeworth, Maria
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