English Words: L
16,425 words · Page 80 of 329
The principle that any material thing or circumstance is the effect or reflection of a spiritual or celestial counterpart, and vice versa.
A design guideline for developing particularly object-oriented programs that mandates loose coupling between objects.
The statement that the negation of the negation of A implies A, for any proposition A. Stated symbolically: ¬¬A→A.
The process by which words or phrases borrowed between languages will be modified in their pronunciation as necessary to conform to the set of sounds used by the borrowing language.
The logical principle that anything equals itself, expressed by the symbolic equation A=A.
A social code in Scandinavian countries that opposes individualism, ambition, and vanity.
The statistical tendency toward a fixed ratio in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times.
The principle that no statement may be simultaneously true and false at the same time and in the same sense.
The rule that states that not all propositions are true, the opposite of trivialism.
A putative law dictating that one serves one's own interest to the extent that one can, in any situation where legal authority is absent or generally ignored; self-interested behaviour that emerges in the absence of law; lawlessness.
A particular law or the complete set of laws currently in effect within a jurisdiction, especially with emphasis on the official and authoritative nature of such law.
A scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association.
An academic institution at which post-graduate students are prepared for the practice of law.
A piece of software designed to complete minor but repetitive legal tasks automatically or on command.
The bringing of legal proceedings against an opponent, often only to attack, harass, or intimidate.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter L contains 16,425 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 329 pages, and you are currently viewing page 80. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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