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having the law of

having the law of is the present participle and gerund 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 having the law of

What is having the law of the present participle and gerund of?
Having the law of is the present participle and gerund of have the law of.

Words near having the law of in the dictionary

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

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