at law

phrase

: under or within the provisions of the law
enforceable at law

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Also featured in the show’s cast for season 1 are Phoebe Fox (The Great, Task) and James McArdle (Playing Nice, Mare of Easttown), who play partners in life and business at law firm Taylor & Byrne. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 That's where Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell said the suspect began firing at law enforcement officers including county deputies. — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Many low-wage service workers toil in marginal jobs, but so do white-collar professionals such as adjunct university faculty and staff attorneys at law firms. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Gene Kang, partner at law firm Rivkin Radler LLP, told Fortune the technology itself is not necessarily the problem, but that people don’t know they could be filmed. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at law

Word History

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of at law was in 1560

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“At law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20law. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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