(finance, banking) A document, used primarily in trade finance and issued generally by a financial institution, in which the institution promises to pay debts up to a certain limit to be acquired by the beneficiary against delivery of documents specified in the letter.

A freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters.

plural of open letter

Lactucarium.

(rare) The letter R, which was trilled in Latin, imitating the sound of a snarling dog.

(law) The law as a set of specific concrete rules set down by longstanding precedents.

(singular only) The strict interpretation of the law or rules.

plural of four-letter word

plural of letter bomb

A law that is a large-scale attempt by a government to regulate business in the interest of society at large.