law (noun)
1law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …
2law court — ▶ noun COURT, court of law/justice, tribunal. Related Terms judicial, juridical. * * * law court UK US noun [countable] [singular law court plural law courts] ★ a place where legal cases …
3law — noun 1 official rule/rules ⇨ See also ↑martial law ADJECTIVE ▪ administrative, case, civil, common, constitutional, criminal, statute, etc …
4law — ► NOUN 1) a rule or system of rules recognized by a country or community as regulating the actions of its members and enforced by the imposition of penalties. 2) such rules as a subject of study or as the basis of the legal profession. 3) statute …
5law — /lɔ / (say law) noun 1. the principles and regulations emanating from a government and applicable to a people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognised and enforced by judicial decision. 2. any written or positive… …
6blue sky law — noun canons regarding securities, precepts on securities, securities law, securities oversight, securities rules, securities statutes Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 blue sky law …
7lynch law — n [after William Lynch (1742–1820), American vigilante]: the punishment of presumed crimes usu. by death without due process of law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. lynch law …
8Law — /lɔ/ (say law) noun 1. Benjamin, 1807–90, Australian sculptor, born in Britain; noted for busts of Tasmanian Aboriginals Woureddy (1835) and Truganini (1836). 2. Phillip Garth, 1912–2010, Australian scientist and Antarctic explorer …
9law — [ lɔ ] noun *** ▸ 1 rule or set of rules ▸ 2 profession of lawyers ▸ 3 study of rules ▸ 4 explanation of process ▸ 5 the police ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count an official rule that people must obey: The new law will be passed by the Senate in the spring …
10law — [lɔː ǁ lɒː] noun 1. [singular, uncountable] LAW the whole system of rules that citizens of a country must obey: • It is against the law (= illegal ) for children to work before they are fifteen. • There were easy profits for businessmen who were… …
