English

law day

/ˈlɔːˌdeɪ/
A day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds (administrative divisions)

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    Inherited from Middle English laweday; by surface analysis, law + day.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishlaweday
    • surface analysisEnglishlaw “The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its…”
    • surface analysisEnglishday “The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.”

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