Law
- William Scott (justice) (died 1350s), English lawyer and Chief Justice of the King's Bench
- William Scott (Irish lawyer) (1705–1706), Irish lawyer
- William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell (1745–1836), English judge and jurist
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“The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony
of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.”
—Bible: Hebrew Psalm XIX (l. XIX, 7)
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Despite this possible horror: that they might prefer the
Preservation of their law in all its sick dignity and their knives
To the continuation of their creed
And their lives.”
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