legal system

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Meaning

a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws

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When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it. Frédéric Bastiat

In fact, the legal system is in part responsible for their very size and growth. And too often when the individual finds himself in conflict with these forces, the legal system sides with the giant institution, not the small businessman or private citizen. Ted Kennedy

I think the American legal system sucks worse than a Celine Dion cover version of Whole Lotta Love. Dennis Miller

Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system. Ellen DeGeneres

The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens. Henry Miller

I miss New York. I like the country and I like the people. However, the U.S. political and legal system is prone to overreaction. Marc Rich

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