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lawgiver
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A lawgiver is a person who draws up, introduces, or enacts a code of laws for a nation or people. See culture hero . Lawgiver in popular culture may also be: The Lawgiver (Planet of the Apes) Lawgiver (Judge Dredd)
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Lawgiver \Law"giv`er\, n. One who makes or enacts a law or system of laws; a legislator.
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n. a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws [syn: lawmaker ]
Usage examples of lawgiver.
He saw the Lawgiver nod at Aaron, and before he could fathom its meaning, while his attention rested on the elderly leader of the Chosen, Aaron hauled off and rammed the butt of the Marlin into his abdomen.
The Lawgiver had noticed an incongruous fact he deemed crucial, and he was determined to learn the truth.
He knew, from past experience, that those who were affected by madness were totally unpredictable and supremely dangerous, and he saw in the transported countenance of the Lawgiver every indication that the man was pathologically demented.
Blade asked, hoping to prompt the Lawgiver into continuing the narrative.
Blade waited for the Lawgiver to enter the complex, then he crouched and squeezed through the gap.
From the wicked grins the Chosen were casting in his direction, he knew the Lawgiver had something diabolical in store for him.
The Warrior took a stride, planning to cut the Lawgiver off, but his horned adversary was swifter.
He saw the Lawgiver crash to the ground, and in seconds the longhorn loomed above the man responsible for its capture, slashing repeatedly with its horns as if it was exacting revenge for its torment.
Malthus immediately wondered how someone as young as this mon could have become their lawgiver: he looked to be in no more than his late teens, and the last time Malthus heard, the lawgiver for this place was Nevin Scarface.
Well it worked to his advantage to have such an inexperienced lawgiver to deal with.
People stopped to nod at them and acknowledge the lawgiver in a mix of politeness and curiosity as they sized up the newcomers.
His eyes slewed to the side and he saw the lawgiver, Nikko, leaning against an elm tree with his arms crossed.
He wanted to speak to the lawgiver to get permission to hunt on clan lands.
He found that they gave him the normal amount of respect due to a lawgiver, unlike what was happening at the camp, which made him wonder why.
Malthus sensed that the lawgiver mistrusted him, but had no evidence to back up his feelings beyond the fact that Nikko appeared to be watching his every move.