sound law
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sound law
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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“And one of the few legal avenues in which civilized countries have attempted to distinguish between truth and falsity is defamation law,” said Mr. Smolla, who believes the Sullivan decision is sound law.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2022
Promoting the original, sound law is the key.
From Washington Times ● May 9, 2017
"I'm confident it will be dismissed because the Legislature passed a constitutionally sound law," Paxton said.
From US News ● Aug. 2, 2016
That was sound law in 1890 when the Sherman Act was created, and it is sound law today.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2015
I will concede, for the sake of the argument, that this is sound law, and that yours is a logical deduction.
From Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors by William Gannaway Brownlow
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