to observe a law

  • 101inadvertence — in·ad·ver·tence /ˌin əd vərt əns/ n: an accidental oversight (as failing to sign a form) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. inadvertence …

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  • 102jurisprudence — ju·ris·pru·dence /ˌju̇r əs prüd əns/ n [Late Latin jurisprudentia knowledge of or skill in law, from Latin juris, genitive of jus right, law + prudentia wisdom, proficiency] 1 a: a system or body of law in the federal jurisprudence; esp: a body… …

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  • 103heed — I verb attend to, be attentive, be aware, be careful, be cautious, be conscious of, be guided by, check, comply, consider, curare, follow, hark, hear, hearken to, listen to, look to, mark, mind, note, notice, obey, observare, observe, parere, pay …

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  • 104discharge — dis·charge 1 /dis chärj, dis ˌchärj/ vt 1: to release from an obligation: as a: to relieve of a duty under an instrument (as a contract or a negotiable instrument); also: to render (an instrument) no longer enforceable a formal instrument...may… …

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  • 105police — po·lice 1 vt po·liced, po·lic·ing: to control, regulate, or keep in order esp. as an official duty police the area police 2 n pl police 1: the control and regulation of affairs affecting the order and welfare of a political unit and its citizens… …

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  • 106duty — du·ty n pl du·ties [Anglo French deuté indebtedness, obligation, from deu owing, due, from Old French see due] 1: tasks, service, or functions that arise from one s position performing a police officer s duties; also: a period of being on duty… …

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  • 107reasonable — rea·son·able adj 1 a: being in accordance with reason, fairness, duty, or prudence b: of an appropriate degree or kind c: supported or justified by fact or circumstance a reasonable belief that force was necessary for self defense d …

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  • 108distinguish — dis·tin·guish vt: to identify or explain differences in or from distinguish ed the cases on factual grounds Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. distinguish …

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  • 109detectives — Individuals whose business it is to observe and provide information about alleged criminals or to discover matters of secrecy for the protection of the public. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. detectives …

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  • 110discover — dis·cov·er vt 1: to find out about, recognize, or realize for the first time when the victim discover s the fraud see also discovery rule 2 a: to make the subject of discovery b: to learn of or obtain (informa …

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