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   Law

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   noun

   • 1. the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties: "they were taken to court for breaking the law" Similar rules and regulationssystem of lawsbody of lawsconstitutionlegislationcodelegal codecharterjurisprudenceOpposite anarchy
   • ▪ an individual rule as part of a system of law: "an initiative to tighten up the laws on pornography" Similar regulationstatuteenactmentactbilldecreeedictrulerulingresolutionpromulgationmeasuremotiondictumcommandorderstipulationcommandmentdirectivepronouncementratificationproclamationdictatediktatfiatcovenantdemandbylawordinanceukasepronunciamento
   • ▪ systems of law as a subject of study or as the basis of the legal profession: "he was still practicing law" Similar the legal professionthe barbarristers and solicitors collectively
   • ▪ statutory law and the common law. Similar rules and regulationssystem of lawsbody of lawsconstitutionlegislationcodelegal codecharterjurisprudenceOpposite anarchy
   • ▪ a thing regarded as having the binding force or effect of a formal system of rules: "what he said was law"
   • ▪ the police: informal "he'd never been in trouble with the law in his life" Similar the policethe officers of the lawthe forces of law and orderlaw-enforcement officerspolice officerspolicemenpolicewomenthe police forcethe constabularyinformal:the copsthe fuzzthe boys in bluethe long arm of the lawthe (Old) Billthe bobbiesthe busiesthe bizziesthe coppersthe rozzersthe forceplodPC Plodthe heatinformal, derogatory:the pigsthe filthBabylon
   • 2. a rule defining correct procedure or behavior in a sport: "the laws of the game" Similar ruleregulationprincipleconventiondirectioninstructionguidelinepractice
   • 3. a statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present: "the second law of thermodynamics"
   • ▪ a generalization based on a fact or event perceived to be recurrent: "the first law of American corporate life is that dead wood floats"
   • 4. the body of divine commandments as expressed in the Bible or other religious texts. Similar principlerulepreceptdirectivedirectioninjunctioninstructioncommandmentprescriptionstandardcriterionbeliefcreedcredoethicmaximformulatenetdoctrinecanonmitzvah
   • ▪ the Pentateuch as distinct from the other parts of the Hebrew Bible (the Prophets and the Writings).
   • ▪ the precepts of the Pentateuch.

   Word Origin Old Englishlagu, from Old Norse lag ‘something laid down or fixed’, of Germanic origin and related to lay1.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLAW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LAW definition: 1. a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves…. Learn more.

3. www.britannica.com › dictionary › lawLaw Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   law / ˈ lɑː/ noun. plural laws. Britannica Dictionary definition of LAW. 1. [noncount] a : the whole system or set of rules made by the government of a town, state, country, etc. People who are supposed to obey the law also need to know their rights under the law. [=according to the law]

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LawLaw - Wikipedia

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   Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the art of justice.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlaw noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   Definition of law noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. law. noun. OPAL W OPAL S. /lɔː/ Idioms. one rule. [countable] a rule that deals with a particular crime, agreement, etc. to pass a law (= officially make it part of the system of laws)

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLAW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 1. singular noun. The law is a system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social relationships. You can also use the law to refer to the people who work in this system. Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lawLaw - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of law. noun. the collection of rules imposed by authority. “civilization presupposes respect for the law ” synonyms: jurisprudence. see more. noun. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity. “there is a law against kidnapping” see more. noun.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishlaw noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   Definition of law noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. law. noun. /lɔ/ system of rules. the law [uncountable] the whole system of rules that everyone in a country or society must obey If they entered the building they would be breaking the law. In this city, it is against the law to sleep in an abandoned building.