leges

American  

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

noun

1. plural of lex.

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leges British  

/ ˈliːdʒiːz /

noun

1. the plural of lex

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Example Sentences

In fact, the Leges is even older, from early in the 12th century.

From Salon

This all misleadingly implies that the Leges, which is certainly a treatise, criminalizes abortion under common law.

From Salon

The Anti-Defamation League said in a posting on its website that “col­leges around the coun­try, large and small, pub­lic and pri­vate, con­tinue to receive anti-Semitic fli­ers blam­ing Jews for destroy­ing the coun­try.”

From Washington Post

Bajuvariorum, tit. vii. cap. xx. in Canciani, Leges Barbar. vol. ii. p.

From Project Gutenberg

Leges Barbarorum, vol. iii. p.

From Project Gutenberg