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law of nations

DEFINITIONS OF: law of nations

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n the body of laws governing relations between nations

Synonyms:
international law
Antonyms:
civil law
the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
Types:
admiralty law, marine law, maritime law
the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.
Type of:
jurisprudence, law
the collection of rules imposed by authority
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