law
/lɔ/noun1 syllable
Law means: the force of policemen and officers.
Synonyms for law23
noun, as in the force of policemen and officers
noun, as in the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
noun, as in the collection of rules imposed by authority
noun, as in a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
noun, as in a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
noun, as in the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
also used for law
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What does law mean?7
noun
the force of policemen and officers“the law came looking for him”
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
the collection of rules imposed by authority“civilization presupposes respect for the law”
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature“the laws of thermodynamics”
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system“he studied law at Yale”
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity“there is a law against kidnapping”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with law?14
Law in a sentence
- There is a law against dropping litter, but it's rarely enforced.sundown
- I, in company with most other people, support that new law.unknown
- Everybody is supposed to know the law, but few people really do.CK
- From the standpoint of the law, he is free.unknown
- In many countries, buying or smoking cannabis is forbidden by law.sysko
- The anti-smoking law is just, in my opinion.Source_VOA
- Professional translators quite often specialize in just one field, for example law or medicine.CK
- The law is harsh, but it is the law.unknown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of law
as a noun
- plural
- laws