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Law, William — ( 1686 1761 ) theologian and writer whose ideas contributed to early Methodism William Law, a minister in the Church of England who wrote several classics of Protestant spiritual literature, was born at King s Cliffe, Northamptonshire. He… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Law, William — (1686–1761) Devotional Writer and Polemicist. Law was born in Northamptonshire, and he was educated at the University of Cambridge. In 1711 he was ordained into the Church of England ministry, but he refused to take the oath of… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Law, William — ▪ British author born 1686, King s Cliffe, Northamptonshire, Eng. died April 9, 1761, King s Cliffe English author of influential works on Christian ethics and mysticism. He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1705 and in 1711 was … Universalium
LAW, WILLIAM — author of A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, born at Kingscliffe, Northamptonshire, son of a grocer; entered Cambridge in 1705; became a Fellow, and took orders in 1711; became associated with the family of the elder Gibbon, father of… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Law, William — (1686 1761) Divine, s. of a grocer at Kingscliffe, Northamptonshire, was ed. at Camb., and in 1727 became tutor to the f. of Edward Gibbon, the historian. About 1728 he pub. his best known book, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, a work … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
law of the case — law of the case: a doctrine in legal procedure: an issue esp. of law that has been decided (as by an appeals court) will not be reconsidered in the same case unless compelling circumstances warrant such reconsideration; also: a matter of law… … Law dictionary
William O. Douglas — served the longest on the Supreme Court 36 years, from 1939–1975. Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
law-abiding — I adjective according to law, acquiescent, bene moratus, complying, conforming, dutiful, ethical, evenhanded, high minded, high principled, honest, honorable, incorrupt, incorruptible, inviolate, inapproachable, law revering, licit, moral, noble … Law dictionary
law-revering — index law abiding Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
