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Law _____ is the activity of making sure that laws are obeyed.
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Any action which is permitted by the law is known as a lawful _____.
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I've lived with my partner for about 10 years, so that makes her my _____-law wife. (somebody
who lives with another person as a wife, although they are not legally married)
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The branch of law dealing with the rights of ownership is call _____ law.
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Law of _____ is the law relating to how property shall pass to others when the owner dies.
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The continuing process of revising laws to make then better suited to the needs of society is called
law _____.
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When his uncle died, Alan made a legal _____ on his property. (a statement that someone owns
something legally)

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19.
When he broke the contract, the company started legal _____ against him. (to sue someone, to
take them to court)
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Some people are reluctant to hire a lawyer because they can't afford the legal _____. (the money
spent on fees to lawyers)
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The office employees seven solicitors and a legal _____. (a clerk in a solicitor's office who is not a
solicitor and is nor articled to become one, but has passed certain exams)
22.
In some countries, people who cannot afford a lawyer may be entitled to legal _____. (money that
a government gives to someone to help them pay for a lawyer)
23.
Sterling is the only legal _____ in the United Kingdom, although some larger establishments will
accept US dollars and the euro. (money that can officially be used in a country)
24.
Mr and Mrs Thomas have been granted a legal _____. (a court decree acknowledging that a
married couple no longer live together but are not yet divorced)
25.
These papers are valid in your country, but unfortunately they have no legal _____ here. (the
official legal position of a person, company, document, etc)
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