Lex \Lex\ (l[e^]ks), n.; pl. Leges (l[=e]"j[=e]z). [L. See
   Legal.]
   Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terr[ae],
   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.
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