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
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.
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Tucked away in western Massachusetts are four of the better U.S. col leges: Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst and the University of Massachusetts.
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Besides, says Caltech's Dean of Admissions Winchester Jones, the system is "unfair to the candidate" because col leges would spurn second-choosers.
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Papa Bona sarebbe un solecisma," made the following epigram: "Grammatic� leges plerumque Ecclesia spernit: Forte erit ut liceat dicere Papa Bona.
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