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court of law

noun

a duly instituted organ of the government that administers justice, whether on the basis of legislation, previous court decisions, or other authoritative services.
a court administering the rules developed by such organs as distinguished from the rules and principles developed and administered in courts of equity.

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I talk about people avoiding individual accountability and delegating their decision-making responsibilities to a written policy — but in a court of law, for instance, that's exactly what you want the judge to do.

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“That a majority of this Court now rewards the government for its behavior with discretionary equitable relief is indefensible. We, as a Nation and a court of law, should be better than this.”

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"We, as a Nation and a court of law, should be better than this," she wrote.

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For hundreds of years it has been accepted that someone is presumed innocent until a court of law finds them guilty.

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It added: "This is just the first of many that will not hold up in a court of law."

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Court of Justiciary court of record

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