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In the name of
Open up in the name of the law!
Is "in the name of" a complex preposition and "the law" its complement or is "in the name of the law" a prepositional phrase headed by "in" followed by its complement "the name of the law"?
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"In the name of the law" is an adverbial prepositional phrase. It is a sort of fossilized idiomatic expression, I guess, meaning "which command has the authority of law".
- "In the name of the law" is an adverbial prepositional phrase.
- It is a sort of fossilized idiomatic expression, I guess, meaning "which command has the authority of law".
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"In the name of the law" is an adverbial prepositional phrase. It is a sort of fossilized idiomatic expression, I guess, meaning "which command has the authority of law".
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