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41force — ▪ I. force force 1 [fɔːs ǁ fɔːrs] noun 1. [countable] a group of people who have been trained and organized for a particular purpose: • Our division has expanded its sales force (= the people in a company who sell the company s products ) to 160 …
42force — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 physical strength, power or violence ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, terrible, tremendous ▪ full, maximum ▪ brute …
43force — /fɔs / (say faws) noun 1. strength; impetus; intensity of effect. 2. might, as of a ruler or realm; strength for war. 3. strength or power exerted upon an object; physical coercion; violence: to use force in order to do something; to use force on …
44law of motion — Physics. any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion), the law that the sum of the forces acting on a… …
45law — That which is laid down, ordained, or established. A rule or method according to which phenomena or actions co exist or follow each other. Law, in its generic sense, is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and …
46law — That which is laid down, ordained, or established. A rule or method according to which phenomena or actions co exist or follow each other. Law, in its generic sense, is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and …
47unwritten law — un·writ·ten law n: law based chiefly on custom rather than legislative enactments Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. unwritten law …
48law enforcement agency — noun an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws • Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority • Hyponyms: ↑Federal Bureau o …
49force majeure — /fɔs maˈʒɜ/ (say faws mah zher) noun 1. a superior force. 2. Law a. an unexpected and disruptive event operating to excuse a party from a contract. b. (of a clause) providing that a party to a contract shall be excused in case of war, strikes,… …
50Law enforcement in the United Kingdom — Crime in the UK · Terrorism in the UK Topics …
