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legal systemˈlegal ˌsystem noun [countable]   - However, he also acknowledges that any actual legal system synthesizes the static and the dynamic principles.
- Legal principles tend to reflect the basic values that the legal system is committed to uphold.
- Parliament is all-powerful, the supreme authority within the legal system.
- The legal system is composed of people, and people err.
- The legal system should be stamping out vigilantes, not encouraging them.
- To cope with the massive increase in prosecutions, the paper even suggests revisions to the legal system to deal with offenders.
the whole system of laws of a country or place► law the whole system of laws that everyone in a country or place must obey: · Andrew is studying law at Harvard University.· In 1873 French law was imposed in Vietnam.break the law (=disobey the law): · I didn't realize I was breaking the law.federal law American (=a law that everyone in the nation must obey): state law American (=a law that everyone in a state must obey): international law (=laws that govern how nations behave toward each other): · Refugees are accorded special protection under international lawby law (=according to the system of laws): · By law, an advertiser can't use a person's name for commercial purposes without permission.against the law (=illegal because it is not part of the system of laws): · It's against the law to be drunk in public.law and order (=respect for the system of laws): · The soldiers were brought in to restore law and order after the riots. ► legal system the laws and the way that they work in a particular country: · Many people here have no faith in the legal system and do not expect to receive justice from it.· The American legal system says that you are innocent until proven guilty. the laws and the way they work in a particular country:  the British legal system |