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Meanings of subject of law in English

Russian
субъект права
Portuguese
personalidade jurídica
Spanish
persona legal
Catalan
persona legal

Any human or non-human entity that is recognized as having privileges and obligations; a legal fiction which is used to abstract away the differences between natural persons, juridical persons and other entities such as countries.

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    Usage of subject of law in English
    1
    Eagerly Lloyd George entered upon his work at the university, studying especially the subject of law.
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    2
    We must now consider the subject of laws, and the methods of enforcing justice amongst the civilized nations.
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    3
    If no one knows WHAT is the mind - how can it be the subject of laws and rights?
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