plural of stepfather-in-law

Any of various laws passed by western states of the United States after the Civil War, to regulate rates paid for transporting grain.

plural of Granger law

Alternative spelling of Granger laws

Alternative letter-case form of Granger law

(linguistics) A linguistic rule stating that rendaku does not occur if the second element of the compound contains a voiced obstruent in any position, e.g. yama + kaji produces yamakaji (mountain fire), not *yamagaji.

(US, law) legislation designed to provide a news reporter with the right to refuse to testify as to information and/or sources of information obtained during the news gathering and dissemination process.

(law) A branch of law dealing with the ownership, control, and use of water as a resource.

A criminal who is respected, has authority and a high ranking status within the criminal underworld in the old Soviet Union, Russia and the republics that formed the former Soviet Union.

(UK, informal) A law that permitted a police officer to stop, search and potentially arrest people on suspicion of being in breach of section 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824.