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leash law

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

a law in many US cities and towns that says people must keep their dogs on a leash when they are outside their homeRules and laws
(Definition of leash law noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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