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Harvard Law School: Dane Hall
Harvard Law School: Dane Hall Dane Hall, one of the early buildings of Harvard Law School. Illustration made after 1845, when the addition was added.

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law, the discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct of a community that are recognized as binding by the community. Enforcement of the body of rules is through a controlling authority.

The law is treated in a number of articles. For a description of legal training and a general background, see