"Scots law" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Scots law
  1. (formal) The legal system of Scotland, a hybrid of civil law and common law. Wikipedia link: Scots law Tags: formal Categories (topical): Law, Scots law Categories (place): Scotland Synonyms: Scottish law [informal] Related terms: English law, Welsh law
    Sense id: en-Scots_law-en-name-EfV6fq94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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