L. Fr. Law; the law. Ley civile. In old English law. The civil or Roman law. Yearb. H. 8 Edw. III. 42. Otherwise termed “ley escripte,” the written law. Yearb. 10 Edw. III. 24. Ley gager. Law wager: wager of law; the giving of gage or security by a defendant that he would make or perfect his law at a certain day. Sp. In Spanish law. A law; the law; law In the abstract. Leyes da Estilo. In Spanish law. A collection of laws usually published as an appendix to the Fuero Real; treating of the mode of conducting suits, prosecuting them to judgment, and entering appeals.
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