dura lex, sed lex in Latin

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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de durus, lex et sed."
  ],
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  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "Locution-phrase",
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        "La loi est dure, mais c’est la loi."
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈduː.ɾa leːks sed leːks\\"
    }
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  "word": "dura lex, sed lex"
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    "Compositions en latin",
    "Lemmes en latin",
    "Locutions-phrases en latin",
    "latin"
  ],
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    "Composé de durus, lex et sed."
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "Locution-phrase",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "La loi est dure, mais c’est la loi."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈduː.ɾa leːks sed leːks\\"
    }
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  "word": "dura lex, sed lex"
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"dura lex, sed lex" meaning in Latin

Phrase