Laws Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Laws? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Antonyms, Synonyms, Derivations, Words ending with Laws, Related sentences, Words starting with Laws, Example sentences, How to pronounce and more...

Laws meaning

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


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