law

Definition of law in English English dictionary: a conical hill; A topographic surname, perhaps originally meaning someone who lives near a burial mound; A patronymic surname; A diminutive of Lawrence; the Torah; a generic term which can refer to the Divine commandments (primarily the Decalogue), the Old Testament in general or, most specifically, the Torah; A well-established, observed physical characteristic or behavior of nature
Newton and Einstein understood the law of gravitation in very different ways.; A category of English "common law" petitions that request monetary relief, as opposed to relief in forms other than a monetary judgment; compare to "equity"; a tumulus of stones; A statement that is true under specified conditions; One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the MCC; The police
Here comes the law — run!.; The body of rules and standards issued by a government, or to be applied by courts and similar authorities
By law, one is not allowed to own a wallaby in New York City.; a hill
You might climb the Law and behold the face of many counties. (Robert Louis Stevenson Across the Plains, 1892).; A particular such rule
A new law forbids driving on that road.; A one-sided contract; A written or understood rule that concerns behaviours and the appropriate consequences thereof. Laws are usually associated with mores
Do unto others as you wish them to do unto you is a good law to follow.; {n} a rule, order, judicial process, justice; (Silahlar) Light Antitank Weapon; portable light anti-tank weapon made in United States; an English surname; an English topographic surname, perhaps originally meaning someone who lives near a burial mound; The law is a system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social relationships. You can also use the law to refer to the people who work in this system. Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law They are seeking permission to begin criminal proceedings against him for breaking the law on financing political parties There must be changes in the law quickly to stop this sort of thing ever happening to anyone else The book analyses why women kill and how the law treats them; Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one subject, or emanating from one source; including usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman law; the law of real property; insurance law; All the official rules and codes that govern citizens' actions, including the Constitution, statutory laws enacted by the Legislature, case laws established by court decisions, and administrative law as set forth by executive branch agencies; Laws are rules that everyone in a country has to abide by; The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority, derived from court decisions and established by local custom; 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"; The law of averages is the idea that something is sure to happen at some time, because of the number of times it generally happens or is expected to happen. On the law of averages we just can't go on losing; Body of recognized rules of conduct and order established and enforced by government; Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc; If you have to do something by law or if you are not allowed to do something by law, the law states that you have to do it or that you are not allowed to do it. By law all restaurants must display their prices outside; an act or bill which has become part of the legal code through passage by Congress and approval by the President (or via Congressional override); Law is used to refer to a particular branch of the law, such as criminal law or company (Hukuk) He was a professor of criminal law at Harvard University law school Important questions of constitutional law were involved; The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament; Same as Lawe, v; A statement that describes a natural phenomenon; a principle; In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent or a power acts; Sod's law: see sod. Canadian-born British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1916-1918) and prime minister (1922-1923). Scottish financier active in France, where he engaged in highly profitable speculation on the development of Louisiana. The investment scheme ultimately collapsed, and he fled the country in ruin (1720). Discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct that are recognized as binding by the community. Enforcement of the body of rules is through a controlling authority, such as a group of elders, a regent, a court, or a judiciary. Comparative law is the study of the differences, similarities, and interrelationships of different systems of (Hukuk) Important areas in the study and practice of law include administrative law, antitrust law, business law, constitutional law, criminal law, environmental law, family law, health law, immigration law, intellectual property law, international law, labour law, maritime law, procedural law, property law, public interest law, tax law, trusts and estates, and torts. See also Anglo-Saxon law; canon law; civil law; common law; equity; Germanic law; Indian law; Islamic law (Sharah); Israeli law; Japanese law; jurisprudence; military law; Roman law; Scottish law; Soviet (Hukuk) administrative law Ampère's law Anglo Saxon law Anti Corn Law League antitrust law associative law Avogadro's law blue law Bode's law Bragg law business law mercantile law commercial law canon law Chinese law civil law common law common law marriage commutative law conservation law law of conservation Coulomb's law covering law model criminal law cuneiform law diminishing returns law of distributive law Egyptian law estate law fair trade law Falloux Law faunal succession law of Germanic law Greek law Gresham's law Hardy Weinberg law Hebraic law Indian law international law Israeli law Japanese law Jim Crow Law labour law law code law of cosines law of sines law report Law Andrew Bonar Law John maritime law admiralty law marriage law martial law mass action law of military law Montgomery of Alamein Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount natural law Newton's law of gravitation Ohm's law Olmsted Frederick Law Pascal's law Poor Law procedural law Rhodian Sea Law right to work law Roman law Scottish law Sea Law of the Book of the Law Snell's law Soviet law transitive law Twelve Tables Law of the Weber's law Weber Fechner law Constitutional Laws of 1875 Corn Laws gas laws Indies Laws of the Kirchhoff's laws laws conflict of March Laws Newton's laws of motion Nürnberg Laws personal liberty laws thought laws of; A rule established by authority, society, or custom; In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as imposed by the will of God or by some controlling authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self- preservation; A law is one of the rules in a system of law which deals with a particular type of agreement, relationship, or crime. the country's liberal political asylum law The law was passed on a second vote; or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority; disapproval If you accuse someone of thinking they are above the law, you criticize them for thinking that they are so clever or important that they do not need to obey the (Hukuk) One opposition member of parliament accuses the government of wanting to be above the law; the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do; disapproval If you say that someone lays down the law, you are critical of them because they give other people orders and they think that they are always right. traditional parents, who believed in laying down the law for their offspring; {f} litigate; sue, prosecute; 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"; A statement that summarizes the results observed in an experiment that is repeated many times by many different scientists A scientific law is widely accepted as true or as a fact; In arts, works, games, etc; An act of Congress that has been signed by the President or passed over his veto by Congress Public bills, when signed, become public laws The digits before the number correspond to the Congress, and the one or more digits after the hyphen refer to the sequence in which the bills were signed by the president; the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order; The laws of an organization or activity are its rules, which are used to organize and control it. the laws of the Church of England Match officials should not tolerate such behaviour but instead enforce the laws of the game. = rule; The final product of the legislative process It is the end result of the introduction of a bill, its passage by both houses, and its approval by the Governor (or the overriding of his/her veto by the legislature), and its recording by the Secretary of State; A rule made and carried out by a government; A term normally used in technology for an extreme form of theory that claims absolute predictability of cause and effect, as presented in formal scientific statements such as Newton's Laws of Gravitation Practical experience indicates that the only true law is that there are no absolute laws, since all events are infinitely interlinked in the total field, and all cause/effect chains are subject to infinite regress In practice, 'laws' are best understood as useful guidelines, describing probable performance to a high, but never absolute, degree of certainty; In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the conscience or moral nature; The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist; Law is the study of systems of law and how laws work. He came to Oxford and studied law He holds a law degree from Bristol University. see also court of law, rule of law; An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community; A law is a rule or set of rules for good behaviour which is considered right and important by the majority of people for moral, religious, or emotional reasons. inflexible moral laws. = code; A law is a scientific rule that someone has invented to explain a particular natural process. the law of gravity; In mathematics: The rule according to which anything, as the change of value of a variable, or the value of the terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence; Law or the law is all the professions which deal with advising people about the law, representing people in court, or giving decisions and punishments. A career in law is becoming increasingly attractive to young people Nearly 100 law firms are being referred to the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal; legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"; A bill that has been passed by the legislature and signed by the executive; a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society; {i} rule enacted by a community or country; body of rules by which order and justice is maintained; study of laws, jurisprudence; legal profession; custom, principle, convention; A law is a natural process in which a particular event or thing always leads to a particular result. The laws of nature are absolute; (uncountable) The police
Law French: The body of now archaic legal terms used in the United Kingdom descended from the Anglo-Norman dialect of Old French
law Latin: Barbarous Latin. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
law and order: The principles under which the world and its components operate
law and order: The enforcement of law, statutes, and social conventions
law clerk: a clerk who assists a judge with legal proceedings. Depending on the court, such positions may be professional careers or may be temporary positions for graduating law students
law enforcement: The various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals
law of Hobson-Jobson: The rule that words or phrases borrowed between languages will be modified in their pronunciation as necessary to conform to the set of sounds used by the borrowing language
Tommy-axe. A corruption of tomahawk: an instance of the law of Hobson-Jobson (q.v.).
law of averages: An imaginary or perceived "law" of probabilities which is wrongly used to predict results in the short-term
This coin has landed on heads ten times, so by the law of averages it must land on tails next time.
law of averages: The statistical tendency toward a fixed proportion in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times; the law of large numbers
It is upon the ideas of 'repeated experimentation' and the law of averages that many of our notions of chance are founded.
law of conservation of energy: The law stating that the total amount of energy in any isolated system remains constant, and cannot be created or destroyed, although it may change forms
law of diminishing marginal utility: In economics, the theory there is a general decrease in the utility of a product, as more units of it are consumed
law of diminishing returns: A relationship between input and output, such that adding units of any one input (labour, capital etc.) to fixed amounts of the others will yield successively smaller increments of output
law of diminishing returns: The tendency for a continuing effort toward a particular goal to decline in effectiveness after a certain amount of success has been achieved
law of double negation: The statement that the negation of the negation of A implies A, for any proposition A. Stated symbolically: \neg \neg A \to A
law of excluded middle: An axiom of classical logic which states that, given a proposition P, either P is true or P is false, i.e. in symbols: P \vee \neg P . This law is rejected by intuitionistic logic
law of large numbers: The statistical tendency toward a fixed ratio in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times; law of averages
law of the excluded middle: Alternative form of law of excluded middle
law of the jungle: The survival of the fittest, strongest or most cunning
law of the tongue: An implicit agreement between whalers of Eden, Australia, and local orcas, in which the orcas would invite whalers on a whale hunt, in exchange for dibs on the catch, primarily the whale's tongue
law of the tongue: Appropriate control of one's words
law of unintended consequences: That every act has unintended consequences
law review: : A scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association
law review: : The student organization responsible for publishing such a scholarly journal
Students compete in various ways to be able to join the law review.
law review: : An article published in such a journal
Joe has an excellent publication record - he has two books, a law review, and a regular magazine article under his belt.
law reviews: plural form of law review
law school: a post-graduate academic program in which students are prepared for the practice of law
law school: a building which houses such an academic program
law schools: plural form of law school
law student: a student who studies the law. Someone enrolled in a school for legal education
law-abiding: Describing one who obeys laws. Not a lawbreaker
The law-abiding citizens have nothing to fear from government surveillance...unless the government begins to break the law.
law enforcement: (Kanun) Law enforcement broadly refers to any system by which some members of society act in an organized manner to promote adherence to the law by discovering and punishing persons who violate the rules and norms governing that society
law enforcement agency: An agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws
law makers: (Kanun) Persons who make or amend or repeal laws, legislature, legislative body, legislative assebly, general assebly
law of obligations: The Law of Obligations is one of the component private law elements of the civil law system of law (as well as of mixed legal systems, such as Scotland, South Africa, and Louisiana) and encompasses contractual obligations, quasi-contractual obligations such as enrichment without cause and extra-contractual obligations
law of radiation: A law that is the basis of quantum theory, which states that the energy of electromagnetic radiation is confined to indivisible packets (quanta), each of which has an energy equal to the product of the Planck constant and the frequency of the radiation
law station: Police station
law-stationer: A trader who stocks stationery etc. required by lawyers, formerly often also taking in documents for fair copying or engrossing
law of foundations of the law: law that deals with the general principles of the courts and in the use of its precedents
lawless: Not governed by any law
lawlessness: defiance of the law; outlawry
lawlessness: a lack of law and order; anarchy
lawful: {a} conformable to law, just, right, proper
lawfully: {a} in a lawful manner, fitly, safely
lawfulness: {n} the allowance of law, law, justice
lawless: {a} contrary or not subject to law, disorderly
lawlessly: {a} in a lawless manner
lawlessness: {n} a state of being without restraint
A law: lay
A law: statute
Law Enforcement: le
Lawful: licit
Lawfulness: legality
Lawless: irregulous
law enforcement: maintenance of public order by implementing laws, administration of the laws of the land
law enforcement: the job of making sure that the law is obeyed
law enforcement: insuring obedience to the laws
law suit: court case filed by one person against another
lawful: Authorized; sanctioned; not contrary to nor forbidden by law; constitutional
lawful: Conforming to, permitted by, or recognised by law or rules
lawful: according to custom or rule or natural law
lawful: In accordance with the law of the land; according to the law; permitted, sanctioned, or justified by law "Lawful" properly implies a thing conformable to or enjoined by law; "Legal", a thing in the form or after the manner of law or binding by law A writ or warrant issuing from any court, under color of law, is a "legal" process however defective See legal
lawful: {s} legal, legally valid, permitted by law; legitimate, permissible; living according to the law
lawful: conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent"
lawful: Legal; warranted or authorized by the law; having the qualifications prescribed by law; not contrary to nor forbidden by the law (Page 1032) TOP
lawful: conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent" authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government" according to custom or rule or natural law
lawful: Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent
lawful: If an activity, organization, or product is lawful, it is allowed by law. It was lawful for the doctors to treat her in whatever way they considered was in her best interests Hunting is a lawful activity. = legal unlawful, illegal + lawfully law·ful·ly Amnesty International is trying to establish whether the police acted lawfully in shooting him. unlawfully. allowed or recognized by law = legal
lawful: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
lawful: Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands
lawful: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government"
lawfully: in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!"
lawfully: by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now"
lawfully: conforming to the law; legally
lawfully: legally, in a manner which is permitted by law; legitimately
lawfulness: Property of being lawful, of obeying the law
lawfulness: {i} quality of being lawful, legality, state of being permitted by law
lawfulness: the quality of conforming to law
lawless: Not restrained by the law or by discipline; unruly, disorderly
lawless: disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains"
lawless: without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"
lawless: Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior
lawless: Prohibited by law; unlawful, illegal
lawless: A lawless place or time is one where people do not respect the (Hukuk) lawless inner-city streets plagued by muggings, thefts, assaults and even murder. not obeying the law, or not controlled by the law law-abiding
lawless: Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled
lawless: Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim
lawless: Lawless actions break the law, especially in a wild and violent way. The government recognised there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour. + lawlessness law·less·ness Lawlessness is a major problem
lawless: {s} not conforming to the law, illegal; anarchical, not ruled by the law; unrestrained, unruly
lawless: lax in enforcing laws; "an open town"
lawless: disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains
lawlessly: In a lawless manner. Without constraint by law or moral code
lawlessly: in a lawless manner; illegally, against the law; without restraint
lawlessness: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
lawlessness: illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
lawlessness: {i} lack of respect for the law; illegality; anarchy; wildness, unruliness, lack of restraint
laws: Formal, standardized norms that have been enacted by legislatures and are enforced by formal sanctions
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laws: Natural Law - Laws that are fundamental to human nature and discoverable by human reason Common Law - System of law based on common custom and precedent Civil Law - Laws dealing with relationships between individuals Criminal Law - Law dealing with offenses against the state, their prosecution and punishment Canon Law - Law of the church courts in the Roman Catholic Church that deals with the rule and administration of the church Roman Law - A system of laws from the Romans which is the basis of modern Civil Law Martial Law - A period when civil authority is inadequate and military force is used to suppress insurrection, riot, or disorder, or to deal with public calamity It usually included the suspension of civil rights or liberties The 10 Commandments - The laws of God for right human conduct to God and to other people
laws: The official rules of the game prepared by the Croquet Association
laws: plural of law
laws: The formal rules which are legally established by a society (in U S , laws are passed by legislatures)
laws: Acts passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the President or passed over Presidential veto
laws: The constitutional provisions, legislative statutes or judicial precedents that apply to a court case
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laws: The rules adopted by formal governmental action that govern our lives in various respects
laws: the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
laws: are standards of conduct that are enforced by the coercive power of the state Laws tend to be more complex and formal than ethics or morals A society's laws will usually reflect its moral consensus, and the law will establish a ethically minimal standard of conduct Laws, however, are not ethics Some actions may be legal but unethical; some actions may be ethical but illegal
the law of the land is the binding law: rule in Judaic law which states that one should usually obey the laws of the area

law

Turkish pronunciation

lô

Synonyms

act, assize, behest, bidding, bylaw, canon, case, caveat, charge, charter, code, command, commandment, constitution, covenant

Antonyms

breaking, lawlessness, transgression, violation

Pronunciation

/ˈlô/ /ˈlɔː/

Etymology

[ lo ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Middle English lawe, laȝe, from Old English lagu (“law”), from Old Norse *lagu 'law' (cf. Icelandic lög (“things laid down, law”), Swedish lag, Danish lov (“law”)), an early collective plural of lag 'layer, due place, order', from Proto-Germanic *lagan (cf. Old English læg 'fate', Old High German urlag 'fate'), from *legjanan 'to lay'. More at lay. Replaced Old English ǣ and gesetnes.