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'''Legum Doctor''' (Latin: "teacher of the laws") ('''LL.D.'''; [[Doctor of Laws]] in English) is a [[doctorate]]-level [[academic degree]] in [[law]], or an [[honorary doctorate]], depending on the jurisdiction. The double "L" in the [[abbreviation#Plural forms|abbreviation]] refers to the early practice in the [[University of Cambridge]] to teach both [[canon law]] and [[Civil law (legal system)|civil law]] ([[Doctor of both laws]]), with the double "L" itself indicating the plural. This contrasts with the practice of the [[University of Oxford]], where the degree that survived from the Middle Ages is the [[Doctor of Civil Law|DCL]] or Doctor of Civil Law (only).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/examregs/29-63_General_Regulations.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602084848/http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/examregs/29-63_General_Regulations.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2008|title=General Regulations : Examination Regulations 2006-2007|date=2 June 2008|publisher=}}</ref>

 

== European and Commonwealth usage ==