There are different kinds of laws, codes, statutes, rules, blue laws, etc. There are local laws, city laws, state laws, federal or national laws, international laws, etc, and more importantly natural law. I like natural law which other laws may stem from. The legal system in America is said to perhaps stem from something something British or who knows what from Europe or specifically England meaning that America could still be under the crown according to some people who study these things and to some extent that may be true.
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