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had the law of

had the law of is the simple past and past participle of have the law of.

Meaning of have the law of

Verb

have the law of (third-person singular simple present has the law of, present participle having the law of, simple past and past participle had the law of)

  1. (colloquial, dated, idiomatic) To take legal action against someone.
    • But those citizens of the Corporation, hungry to have the law of him, saw nothing it may be but a bad example.1902, W. B. Yeats, Freedom of the Theatre

Questions about had the law of

What is had the law of the simple past and past participle of?
Had the law of is the simple past and past participle of have the law of.

Words near had the law of in the dictionary

  1. had the floor
  2. had the heart
  3. had the hots for
  4. had the last laugh
  5. had the laugh on one's side
  6. had the law of
  7. had the painters in
  8. had the pas of someone
  9. had the pleasure
  10. had the right time
  11. had the sun in one's eyes

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