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
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.
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There will be special rates for col leges, etc.
From Time Magazine Archive
Exactis deinde regibus leges hæ exoleverunt; iterumque cœpit populus Romanus incerto magis jure et consuetudine ali, quam per latam legem.”—Pompon.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
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