Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have the law of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English

Syllables: have the law of
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take legal action against someone.

Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"But those citizens of the Corporation, hungry to have the law of him, saw nothing it may be but a bad example."
"It is a kind of lottery, in which every man, staking his own wit or cunning against his neighbour's property, feels that he has little to lose, and much to gain. "I'll have the law of you, so I will!" — is the saying of an Englishman, who expects justice."

Usage

Inflected Forms

has the law of (present, singular) having the law of (participle, present) had the law of (participle, past) had the law of (past)

Questions

What does have the law of mean?: To take legal action against someone.

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