Leges

It was from the circumstance of the curiæ having persisted under the kings until the time of Servius, and the reign of the later Tarquin not being deemed legal, that the royal laws were generally distinguished by the name of leges curiatæ. ❋ Jean Jacques Rousseau (1947)

In the next paragraph he speaks of the so-called leges regiœ as collected and still extant in the book of Sextus Papirius. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Adherence to the letter and spirit of our state constitution by our leges is the exception to the rule. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Com igitur et vos ipso modo ilios mores, modo alias leges, fueritis secuti, multaque vel erroribus cognitis, vel animadversione meliorum sint a vobis repudiata: quid est a nobis factum, contra sensum judiciumque commune, si majora et certiora delegimus? ❋ George Gillespie (1630)

Curiensis "is of a later date (middle of the eighth or beginning of the ninth century), and differs very much in character from the preceding" leges "; it is a collection containing extracts from the ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

[Footnote: Hence the "leges" or codes specially regulating the status of these Roman troops and called in documents the laws of the "Goths" or ❋ Hilaire Belloc (1911)

The leges Iuliae, or Julian laws, were introduced in apparent response to a dwindling marriage rate among the Roman elite and contained strict new measures aimed at cracking down on such laxity while offering economic incentives to marry and procreate. ❋ Annelise Freisenbruch (2010)

Although Vespasian was not a member of a high-ranking Roman family, the leges Juliae passed by Augustus had decreed that marriage between an equestrian and a freedwoman was forbidden. ❋ Annelise Freisenbruch (2010)

(Of course, there might be fewer South Louisiana leges at that time because 1/3 of the state will have washed away, but why should that possibility elevate anyone's blood pressure?) ❋ Unknown (2008)

And obviously the pay raise is tied to passing Jindal's pet legislation; several leges said as much after the pay raise was wrapped up. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I would firs take her to so cow shed and tie her hands and leges. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If they had wanted to say Inter arma enim silent leges they could certainly have done so. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If u feel that u must vote, look at the Judge race and the leges. another consideration, strategic voting: vote for the person most likely to be indicted ... ❋ Unknown (2007)

Many think it not only inevitable but entirely proper that liberty give way to security in times of national crisis–that, at the extremes of military exigency, inter arma silent leges. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This includes the phenomenon of duplicate texts leges geminae/geminatae, on which Bluhme also compiled, in the same year, a special study. ❋ Mary L. Dudziak (2008)

Neglect of the general high school; slight privi-leges for others. ❋ Jim Horn (2008)

"He's got a leges [tattoo]! Let's [assrape] him in [the bathroom]! ❋ Zippy12345 (2009)

person 1: "oh [I like] [whatever]" person 2: "good [choice], lege" ❋ JS (2004)

"[Loooool] [Richard] your an absolute [lege]" ❋ Micxixh (2019)

[How you doing] bro? I got [raped] last night, but [otherwise] I'm p legee. ❋ Le_chacal (2010)

That dude in [Sounders] [dumping] a beer on his head is [lege-ing] so hard right now! ❋ L.I. Sounder Co. (2012)

[jennifer] is a two leged horse ❋ Robertito (2006)

The police officer [lied] about [the commission] of a crime, leges sine moribus vanae, [what good] are laws if people do not know the difference between right and wrong.... ❋ Yehoshua (2016)

[Steve]: Yo he’s 3 leged [Millie]: [Ewe] ❋ Mr Whippet (2020)