1. Definition: 1. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"

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1. Definition: 1. receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"

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1. Definition: 1. the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"

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1. Definition: 1. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"

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1. Definition: 1. information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"

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1. Definition: 1. (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer

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1. Definition: 1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

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1. Definition: 1. a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

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1. Definition: 1. (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"

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1. Definition: 1. familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"

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1. Definition: 1. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

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1. Definition: 1. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

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1. Definition: 1. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

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1. Definition: 1. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

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1. Definition: 1. a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

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1. Definition: 1. the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight

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1. Definition: 1. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

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1. Definition: 1. enacted by a legislative body; "statute law"; "codified written laws"

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1. Definition: 1. assign authority to

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1. Definition: 1. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

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1. Definition: 1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

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1. Definition: 1. a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"

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1. Definition: 1. accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents"

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1. Definition: 1. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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1. Definition: 1. commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"

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1. Definition: 1. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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1. Definition: 1. the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

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1. Definition: 1. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

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1. Definition: 1. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

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1. Definition: 1. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

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1. Definition: 1. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"

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