lore vs law
Definitions
noun
- knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
Examples
The brightly colored outfits may be made of either cotton or such dressy fabrics as velvet, satin, and lamé.
She is "not a medium", we are told, but rather "a supersensory explorer who has been trained in the cosmic language of symbols for more than 20 years.
A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell.
Definitions
noun
- the collection of rules imposed by authority
- legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- the force of policemen and officers
- the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
Examples
Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town.
It is recognised as a crime against humanity under international law.
Statutory rape laws were first enacted to protect minors from older predators.
