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martial
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adjective
(= soldierly)
(of persons) befitting a warrior
a military bearing
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adjective
of or relating to the armed forces
martial law
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adjective
(= warlike)
suggesting war or military life
Martial
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noun
Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)
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.
court
Noun
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A court is an open space where certain games are played.
Tennis is played on a court.
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The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
court
Verb
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When one person courts another, that person does things to get the other to like him or her.
The boy sent flowers to court the girl.