lex Meaning, Definition & Usage

Lex noun

Etymology

L. See Legal.

Wordforms

plural Leges

Definitions

1. Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terræ, 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.