"Thesmothete" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
A law-maker; a lawgiver
A lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six junior
archons at Athens.
For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.
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Why did the boy take the ruler to bed?He wanted to see how long he slept.
Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.
Read the complete definitionA code of laws prepared by Draco, the celebrated lawgiver of Athens. These laws were exceedingly severe, and the term …
Read the complete definitionRelating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood.
Read the complete definitionOne who makes or enacts a law or system of laws; a legislator.
Read the complete definitionEnacting laws; legislative.
Read the complete definitionA legislator; a lawgiver.
Read the complete definitionA lawgiver; one who makes laws for a state or community; a member of a legislative body.
Read the complete definitionA king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of Jupiter and Europa. After death he was made …
Read the complete definitionA lawgiver; such as Solon and Lycurgus among the Greeks, and
Read the complete definitionA lawgiver.
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