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leges

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

noun

  1. plural of lex.


leges British  
/ ˈliːdʒiːz /

noun

  1. the plural of lex

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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

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

Pauperis et regis communis lex moriendi, Dat causam flendi si bene scripta leges.

From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Douce, Francis

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