international law
NounSynonyms:
law of nations
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Noun (1)
- the body of laws governing relations between nationsSynonyms: law of nationsOpposite civil lawType of law, jurisprudenceKinds maritime law, marine law
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
International law
the rules regulating the mutual intercourse of nations. International law is mainly the product of the conditions from time to time of international intercourse, being drawn from diplomatic discussion, textbooks, proof of usage, and from recitals in treaties. It is called public when treating of the relations of sovereign powers, and private when of the relations of persons of different nationalities. International law is now, by the better opinion, part of the common law of the land. Cf. Conflict of laws, under Conflict. Francis Wharton
From the entry International.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54