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
But in such states as Oregon, where junior col leges are rare, many educators have begun to worry about what the tidal wave of students will do to their schools unless admissions standards go up.
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides, says Caltech's Dean of Admissions Winchester Jones, the system is "unfair to the candidate" because col leges would spurn second-choosers.
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
Multa tenens antiqua sepulta, et sæpe vetustas Quæ facit, et mores veteresque novosque tenentem Multorum veterum leges, divumque hominumque Prudentem, qui multa loquive, tacereve possit.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
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