Lex \Lex\ (l[e^]ks), n.; pl. {Leges} (l[=e]"j[=e]z). [L. See
{Legal}.]
Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terr[ae],
the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court;
lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or
custom of merchants.
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