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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"
- 2. a rule defining correct procedure or behavior in a sport: "the laws of the game"
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, [1] with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. [2] [3] [4] It has been variously described as a science [5] [6] and as the art of justice.
noun. ˈlȯ. plural laws. Synonyms of law. 1. a (1) : a binding custom or practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed (see prescribe sense 1a) or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority. (2) : the whole body of such customs, practices, or rules.
US Code of Federal Regulations. US Federal Register. US Supreme Court. US Courts of Appeals Cases. US Federal District Courts Cases. US Federal Court Dockets & Case Filings. US State Law. Alabama Law. Alaska Law. Arizona Law. Arkansas Law. California Law. Colorado Law. Connecticut Law. Delaware Law. District of Columbia Law. Florida Law.
The law of the United States comprises many levels [1] of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the nation's Constitution, which prescribes the foundation of the federal government of the United States, as well as various civil liberties.
U.S. Code. TITLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS. TITLE 2 - THE CONGRESS. TITLE 3 - THE PRESIDENT. TITLE 4 - FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES. TITLE 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES. TITLE 5a - FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT. TITLE 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY. TITLE 7 - AGRICULTURE.
US Laws, Codes & Statutes. These codes, published by both the U.S. Government and by individual states, represent the codification of statutes (laws) passed by the United States Congress and individual state legislatures or governing bodies. Federal Codes and Statutes. US Constitution. US Code. State Codes and Statutes. Alabama. Alaska. Arizona.
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