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law (iou)



law verb. OE.
[from LAW noun1.]
verb trans.
a. Ordain (laws); establish as a law; make lawful. OE-M17.
b. Command or impose as law; control (as) by law. rare. L18.
a. verb intrans. & trans. (with it). Go to law, litigate. L15.
J. Fletcher Ye must law and claw before ye get it. George Eliot People who inherited estates that were lawed about.
b. verb trans. Take legal action against. M17.
verb trans. Expeditate (a dog) and so render incapable of doing mischief. obsolete exc. Hist. M16.