several things grouped together or considered as a whole

a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations

the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government

the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church

the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation

a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

the body of laws governing relations between nations

relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law

defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

transferable to another owner

not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances

(of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe