lex
[leks]
- law1.
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Origin of lex
First recorded in 1490–1500, lex is from the Latin word lēx
lex.
salus populi suprema lex esto
[sah-loo s paw-poo-lee soo-prey-mah leks es-toh; English sey-luh s pop-yuh-lahy-soo-pree-muh leks es-toh]
- let the welfare of the people be the supreme law: a motto of Missouri.
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Examples from the Web for lex
Contemporary Examples
The co-owner of Metropolis Collectables, Vincent has Wolverine mutton chops, a Tony Stark goatee, and Lex Luthor swagger.
Instead, it seems to be packed with incompetents who make the Watergate burglars look like Lex Luthor.
Lex Fajardo, creator of the graphic novel series Kid Beowulf, really likes Loki, too.
Bryan Cranston has reportedly been cast as Lex Luthor in a Man of Steel sequel.
Thankfully, neither iteration relies on lazy storylines involving kryptonite or Lex Luthor (at least not yet).
Historical Examples
The sense of strigilis is supported by Suidas; see Sturz's Lex.
Isaac showed off, all right, with his 'Bipets are sings vis two lex!'
PatchworkAnna Balmer Myers
This was the old English law (lex Edwardi) on which they relied.
Domesday Book and BeyondFrederic William Maitland
The book, it has well been said, is the lex possessionis of that land.
Domesday Book and BeyondFrederic William Maitland
The code was the Lex Talionis modified by the rank and influence of the defendant.
Savage IslandBasil C. Thomson
lex
- a system or body of laws
- a particular specified law
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Word Origin
Latin
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