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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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   Synonyms for LAW: act, bill, statute, ordinance, legislation, amendment, constitution, enactment; Antonyms of LAW: higher law.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of law in English. law. noun. These are words and phrases related to law. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of law. The legislature passed a law against housing discrimination. Synonyms. rule. governing principle. regulation. mandate. commandment. established dictate. decree.

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   order. belief. suggest new. Another way to say Law? Synonyms for Law (other words and phrases for Law).

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   Synonyms for LAWS: acts, ordinances, statutes, bills, amendments, prohibitions, constitutions, legislations; Antonyms of LAWS: higher laws.

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   noun. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do. synonyms: jurisprudence, legal philosophy. see more.

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    a rule or set of rules regulating what may or may not be done by members of a society or community. The law was passed on a second vote. a rule or body of rules made by the legislature or other authority. a general principle, formula, or rule in mathematics, science, or philosophy.

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    An enactment. Synonyms for LAW: judicial procedure, judicature, legal process, act, the authorities, the legal authorities, assize; Antonyms for LAW: anarchy, lawlessness, transgression, violation, breaking, transgression, violation.