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club law

club law noun: government by violence; lynch law; anarchy.

Noun

club law (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Government by violence; lynch law; anarchy.
    • The enemies of our happy establishment seem at present to copy out the piety of this seditious prophet , and to have recourse to his laudable method of club-law, when they find all other means of enforcing the absurdity of their opinions to be ineffectual.1715 June 21 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 50. Friday, June 11. [1715.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob...

Questions about club law

What does club law mean?
Club law means government by violence; lynch law; anarchy.
What part of speech is club law?
Club law is a noun.

Words near club law in the dictionary

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  2. club hammer
  3. club haul
  4. club kid
  5. club kids
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  8. Club Med dermatitis
  9. club moss
  10. club mosses
  11. club music

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