law (noun)
91law enforcement agency — noun an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws • Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority • Hyponyms: ↑Federal Bureau o …
92law of Archimedes — noun (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid • Syn: ↑Archimedes principle • Topics: ↑hydrostatics • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of nature …
93law of conservation of energy — noun the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes • Syn: ↑conservation of energy, ↑first law of thermodynamics • Hypernyms: ↑conservation, ↑law of thermodynamics * * * :… …
94law of effect — noun (psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends to be repeated whereas behavior that leads to bad consequences is not repeated • Topics: ↑psychology, ↑psychological… …
95law practice — noun the practice of law • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑practice …
96law-calf — lawˈ calf noun A book binding in smooth, pale brown calfskin • • • Main Entry: ↑law …
97law-day — lawˈ day noun A day when court proceedings may be held in public, a day of open court • • • Main Entry: ↑law …
98law-list — lawˈ list noun An annual book of information about lawyers, courts, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑law …
99law-man — lawˈ man noun (historical) A member of a select body with magisterial powers in some of the Danish towns of early England • • • Main Entry: ↑law …
100law-officer — lawˈ officer noun A legal official and adviser of the government, esp an Attorney General, Solicitor General, or Lord Advocate • • • Main Entry: ↑law …
