lex

¹

[ leks ]

noun

, plural le·ges [lee, -jeez, le, -ges].

1. law ¹.

lex.

²

abbreviation for

1. lexical.
2. lexicon.

lex

/ lɛks /

noun

1. a system or body of laws
2. a particular specified law

Word History and Origins

Origin of lex¹

First recorded in 1490–1500, lex is from the Latin word lēx

Word History and Origins

Origin of lex¹

Latin

Example Sentences

The co-owner of Metropolis Collectables, Vincent has Wolverine mutton chops, a Tony Stark goatee, and Lex Luthor swagger.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, it seems to be packed with incompetents who make the Watergate burglars look like Lex Luthor.

From The Daily Beast

Lex Fajardo, creator of the graphic novel series Kid Beowulf, really likes Loki, too.

From The Daily Beast

Bryan Cranston has reportedly been cast as Lex Luthor in a Man of Steel sequel.

From The Daily Beast

Thankfully, neither iteration relies on lazy storylines involving kryptonite or Lex Luthor (at least not yet).

From The Daily Beast

Lex non est decretum mere disciplinare: e natura ipsa contractus matrimonialis desumitur.

From Project Gutenberg

Estne una lex pro ista a natura castrata et alia pro muliere a chirurgo castrata et tertia pro vetula senectute castrata?

From Project Gutenberg

Isaac showed off, all right, with his 'Bipets are sings vis two lex!'

From Project Gutenberg

The common law is the law of England, the unwritten law of England, the lex non scripta.

From Project Gutenberg

It is time that the lex talionis should be applied to those who have so often made themselves merry at our expense.

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