Word: Laws
How to pronounce: lɔː
Noun
Definitions:
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.
Example sentences: "Shooting the birds is against the law"
2. A rule defining correct procedure or behaviour in a sport.
Example sentences: "The laws of the game"
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.
Example sentences: "The second law of thermodynamics"
4. The body of divine commandments as expressed in the Bible or other religious texts.
Example sentences: "In morals Simon was probably Antinomian, an enemy of Old Testament law."
Noun
Definitions:
1. A hill, typically one that is round or conical in shape.
Example sentences: "I had a lovely walk up North Berwick Law today"
Synonyms:
jurisprudence
legality
legitimacy
legislation
statute
bill
legislature
domestic legislation
rule
canon
legal system
constitution
police
juridical
legal
act
ordinance
authorities
enactment
of law
natural law
law of nature
decalogue
Antonyms:
common law
crime
offence
contract
Derivations:
law
lawful
lawless
lawfully
lawfulness
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Laws in Other Languages...
Spanish: Ley
German: Gesetz
French: Loi
Italian: Legge
Turkish: Yasa
