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in the eyes of the law

in the eyes of the law prepositional phrase: legally (from a legal perspective).

Prepositional phrase

  1. legally (from a legal perspective)

Questions about in the eyes of the law

What does in the eyes of the law mean?
In the eyes of the law means legally (from a legal perspective).
What part of speech is in the eyes of the law?
In the eyes of the law is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the eyes of the law in the dictionary

  1. in the event of
  2. in the event that
  3. in the extreme
  4. in the eye of the wind
  5. in the eyes of
  6. in the eyes of the law
  7. in the face of
  8. in the family way
  9. in the fast lane
  10. in the field
  11. in the final analysis

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