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adjective
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noun
a word that expresses an attribute of something
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noun
the word class that qualifies nouns
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adjective
relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
adjective law
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adjective
(= adjectival)
of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
adjectival syntax
an adjective clause
patent
Noun
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A patent is a way of protecting an invention from being stolen.
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Thomas Edison had over 2000 patents.
patent
Verb
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To patent means to get a patent on an invention
Thomas Edison patented the light bulb and the phonograph.
law
Noun
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Laws are the official rules of a government or organisation.
We have defined crime as behaviour which breaks the criminal law.
We believe that this law is wrong and we are not prepared to obey such a law.
The Kyoto treaty became law in 2005.
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The law is the police.
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A law is something that is always true.
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Law is the study of laws.