Law lords — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Law Lords — n the Law Lords members of the British House of Lords who hold high positions in the legal profession, and form the highest court in the British legal system … Dictionary of contemporary English
Law Lords — noun the Law Lords the members of the British House of Lords holding high positions in the legal profession, and who form the highest court in the British legal system … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Law Lords — /ˈlɔ lɔdz/ (say law lawdz) plural noun those members of the House of Lords who take part in its judicial proceedings; Lords of Appeal in Ordinary …
law lords — Those members of the upper house of the English parliament, the house of lords, who have held high judicial offices … Ballentine's law dictionary
law lords — Peers in the British parliament who have held high judicial office, or have been distinguished in the legal profession; i.e. a puisne judge of the High Court or higher office … Black's law dictionary
law lords — Peers in the British parliament who have held high judicial office, or have been distinguished in the legal profession; i.e. a puisne judge of the High Court or higher office … Black's law dictionary
(the) Law Lords — the Law Lords UK US noun [plural] the members of the British House of Lords who are important lawyers and judges and form the highest court of law in the UK http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/law lords.htm Thesaurus: in the uk… … Useful english dictionary
Lords — n pl: house of lords Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
law lord — a colloquial name for a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary or other judge who sits in the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary