law

Pronunciation: US [lɔ] UK [lɔː]

n.Law law jurisprudence; the law
WebLaw Faculty of law

Synonyms

act bill constitution enactment ordinance statute

Definitions in English

n.

1.

the principles set out in the Bible, especially the Pentateuch, said to be the divine will.

2.

a rule of conduct or procedure recognized by a community as binding or enforceable by authority

3.

an act passed by a legislature or similar body

4.

the body or system of rules recognized by a community that are enforceable by established process

5.

the control or authority resulting from the observance and enforcement of a community' s system of rules

6.

the branch of knowledge or study concerned with the rules of a community and their enforcement

7.

the body of law relating to a particular subject or area

8.

the legal profession

9.

legal action or proceedings

10.

a person or organization responsible for enforcing the law, especially the police

11.

a general rule or principle that is thought to be true or held to be binding

12.

a statement of a scientific fact or phenomenon that is invariable under given conditions

13.

a general relationship that is assumed or proved to exist between mathematical expressions

14.

an official rule that people must obey

15.

the profession that includes lawyers and judges

16.

the area of knowledge or study dealing with systems of rules and the way that they work

17.

an explanation of a natural or scientific process

Other Forms

3sg.laws

Idioms

Example Sentences

The Venetian law Cannot impugn you as you do proceed.
Source: Merchant of Venice,Shakespeare
Even my dad, that's so strict, breaks the law sometimes.
Source: L. R. Banks
Ye must law and claw before ye get it.
Source: J. Fletcher
People who inherited estates that were lawed about.
Source: George Eliot

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w - wawl
y - waly
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