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has the law of

has the law of is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 has the law of

What is has the law of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has the law of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have the law of.

Words near has the law of in the dictionary

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

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