It's echoed, at first, by certain lords (3)

I believe the answer is:

law

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(Other definitions for law that I've seen before include "Rule prohibiting certain actions" , "Collection of rules imposed by authority" , "Legislation" , "Set of rules laid down by authority" , "Regulation" .)

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