law day

UK/ˈlɔːˌdeɪ/US/ˈlɔˌdeɪ/US, cot caught merger/ˈlɑˌdeɪ/

noun

A day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds (administrative divisions)

OriginMiddle English laweday →
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Meanings

nounlaw day (plural law days)

plural law days · alternative lawday · alternative law-day

  1. historicallawA day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds (administrative divisions)

Origin

  1. Middle Englishlaweday
  2. Englishlaw day

Inherited from Middle English laweday; by surface analysis, law + day.

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APA

law day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/law%20day

MLA

“law day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/law%20day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “law day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/law%20day.

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