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  • noun The practice of law in outer space.

Etymologies

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astro- +‎ law

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Examples

  • Criticizing astrolaw as a poor substitute for space law (not without justification), he identifies astra as Latin for ` stars '; although it does appear in Latin (where the word for ` star' is stella), astra is really Greek plural (from ástron).

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 3 1986

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