The first part of this paper will establish the near universality of a symbolic connection between birds and death. The following sections will provide sev- eral examples of each type of association, drawing on the folklore, supersti- tion, and tradition of cultures spanning the world throughout history.
Noun. 1. securities law-the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities. law, jurisprudence-the collection of rules imposed by authority; civilization presupposes respect for the law; the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order.
âº LAW the set of laws that control how businesses are formed and managed: Under company law, while charities need not be identified in annual reports, beneficiaries of political donations must be. (Definition of âcompany lawâ from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press)