Sentence examples for a form of law from inspiring English sources

The gang maintained a form of law and order on the streets they controlled.

He sat in the court of chancery and dealt with a form of law called equity.

The ACLU and other civil liberties groups have long been concerned about the proliferation of LPRs as a form of law enforcement surveillance.

The Acehnese government, for example, has the right to create certain elements of an independent legal system; in 2003, it instituted a form of Sharia Law (Islamic law).

Kuklik traces the development of Czech law from its origins as a form of Slavic law to its current position, reflecting the influence of both Roman law and the legal systems of neighboring countries.

It is a form of hornbook law that courts oversee jury misbehavior by rejecting as a matter of law speculative damages in contract disputes, especially when brought by start-ups dealing with unproven technologies.

During the war, these soldiers tried to impose a form of martial law.

The introduction of a form of Islamic law was a demand of the Taliban when they agreed to the cease-fire.

Many companies are reluctant to invest in an area where security controls are still tight and key provinces remain under a form of martial law.

She also suggests that financial regulators impose a form of martial law, allowing them to rewrite derivatives contracts that bind counterparties to terms they may not even comprehend.

This was the year when the Turkish government imposed a form of martial law and shut down educational institutions not under state control.