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red letter laws

red letter laws is the plural of red letter law.

Meaning of red letter law

Noun

red letter law (plural red letter laws)

  1. A law that is a large-scale attempt by a government to regulate business in the interest of society at large.
    • Considerable discussion was carried on with reference to the red letter law relating to the sale of stallions within the state.1912 March 20, J.FG. Beattie, “Wisconsin Agricultural Meetings”, in The Breeder's Gazette, volume 61, number 12, page 715

Questions about red letter laws

What is red letter laws the plural of?
Red letter laws is the plural of red letter law.

Words near red letter laws in the dictionary

  1. red letter date
  2. red letter dates
  3. red letter day
  4. red letter days
  5. red letter law
  6. red letter laws
  7. red letters
  8. red licorice
  9. red licorices
  10. red light
  11. red light camera

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