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international law

International law is the set of rules that are followed by nations when dealing with each other. (noun)

An example of international law is the Geneva Convention.

See international law in Webster's New World College Dictionary

the rules generally observed and regarded as binding in the relations between nations

See international law in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A set of rules generally regarded and accepted as binding in relations between states and nations. Also called law of nations.

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