command of law
1law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …
2command theory — or imperative theory (associated with Jeremy Bentham and John Austin) is based on the notion of commands issued by a sovereign. Bentham did not insist that the sovereign power be single, indivisible and answerable to no one. The habit of… …
3command — I verb adjure, authorize, bid, call for, call upon, charge, compel, constrain, decree, demand, direct, direct imperatively, enact, exact, exercise authority, force, give directions, give orders, govern, have control, hominem iubere facere, homini …
4command a view — index observe (watch) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5command a view of — index discern (detect with the senses), overlook (superintend) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6command back — index remand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7command by the court — index mandate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8command influence — index constrain (compel) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9command not to do — index forbid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10command of idiom — index parlance, phraseology Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
