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law

noun

1 law

The collection of rules imposed by authority:
— Civilization presupposes respect for the law.

synonym: jurisprudence.

Roget 82: conformity, conformance; observance; habituation.    naturalization; conventionality etc. (custom) 613; agreement etc. 23.    example, instance, ... show more

Roget 697: precept, direction, instruction, charge; prescript, prescription; recipe, receipt; golden rule; maxim etc. 496.    rule, canon, ... show more

Roget 760: permission, leave; allowance, sufferance; tolerance, toleration; liberty, law, license, concession, grace; indulgence etc. (lenity) ... show more

Roget 922: right; what ought to be, what should be; fitness etc. adj.; summum jus [Lat.].    justice, equity; equitableness etc. adj.; propriety; ... show more

Roget 963: legality; legitimacy, legitimateness.    legislature; law, code, corpus juris [Lat.], constitution, pandect, charter, enactment, statute, rule; canon ... show more

Polish: porzÄ…dek prawny, prawnictwo, prawo, prawodawstwo, ustawodawstwo

2 law

Legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity.

3 law

A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society.

synonym: natural law.

Dutch: natuurrecht, wet, spelregel

4 law

A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature:
— The laws of thermodynamics.

synonym: law of nature.

Dutch: wet, wetmatigheid

5 law

The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do.

synonyms: jurisprudence, legal philosophy.

Dutch: rechtsgeleerdheid, recht, jurisprudentie
Polish: prawoznawstwo, prawnictwo, prawo, nauka prawa, jurysprudencja

6 law

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.

synonym: practice of law.

Dutch: rechtsgeleerdheid, rechtswetenschap

7 law

The force of policemen and officers:
— The law came looking for him.

synonyms: constabulary, police, police force.

Dutch: hermandad, kit, politie, politie-apparaat, politieapparaat, politiemacht, prinsemarij, wet
Polish: policja


Moby thesaurus: Dogberry, Eighteenth Amendment, John Law, Procrustean law, Prohibition Party, Volstead Act, a priori truth, act, appointment, assize, axiom, ban, bill, bluecoat, bobby, brevet, bring action against, bring into court, bring suit, bring to justice ... show more.

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