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federal
Adjective
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The federal government is the main country-wide government in a country where there are also state or provincial governments.
The federal government has said that it will not increase payments to the provinces.
While education is a federal issue in countries like Japan, it is more local in countries like Canada or the U.S.
Federal taxes will increase next year.
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.