international law

/ɪnɾərˈnæʃənəl lɑ/
/ɪntəˈnæʃənəl lɔ/
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Other forms: international laws

Definitions of international law
  1. noun
    the body of laws governing relations between nations
    synonyms: law of nations
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    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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