What is the word for the kind of thing that legal laws can apply to?

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00:00 What Is The Word For The Kind Of Thing That Legal Laws Can Apply To?
00:38 Accepted Answer Score 8
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I believe that the word you're looking for is jurisprudence which is defined as:

The philosophy, science, and study of law and decisions based on the interpretation thereof.

Quoting from "Natural Law And Laws of Nature in Early Modern Europe: Jurisprudence, Theology, Moral And Natural Philosophy":

From then on, the basic underlying differences between the laws of jurisprudence and the laws of natural science could no longer be overlooked.

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Score 3

I would generally call this the "laws of the land" but this is not a formal term.