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All the words: Spanish

ley

Level B1

Meaning

law

Example

La nueva ley entra en vigor el próximo mes.

The new law comes into force next month.

A way to remember it

Same Latin root as English "legal" and "legislate": "ley" means "law". Not "rey", "king".

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 1 of them.

leyes

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