- plural of lex.
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
Office of Education reported that enrollments in U.S. schools and col leges, both public and private, have gone up again for the eleventh straight year.
From Time Magazine Archive
There will be special rates for col leges, etc.
From Time Magazine Archive
Trained in their own staff col leges or U.S. military schools, the officers, especially the younger ones, feel that they can do a better job.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nolumus leges Angliæ—— He just stopped himself from the quotation.
From Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House by Hope, Anthony
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