legaldiscipline
nounUK /ˈliː.ɡəl ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/
US /ˈliː.ɡəl ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/
A set of rules and ways of doing things that people who work with laws must follow.
Learning legal discipline helps new lawyers act fairly and correctly.
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2. The habit of following rules and behaving properly in legal work.
Her legal discipline showed in how carefully she checked every document.
3. A branch of study about laws and legal rules.
He chose legal discipline as his main subject at university.
4. The act of training someone to follow legal rules and standards.
The firm provides legal discipline for all its new employees.