law
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[lɔː]
n
a rule or set of rules, enforceable by the courts, regulating the government of a state, the relationship between the organs of government and the subjects of the state, and the relationship or conduct of subjects towards each other
a rule or body of rules made by the legislature.See statute law .a rule or body of rules made by a municipal or other authority.See bylaw
the condition and control enforced by such rules.(in combination)
a rule of conduct
a law of etiquette
one of a set of rules governing a particular field of activity
the laws of tennis
a binding force or statement
his word is law
Also called: law of nature a generalization based on a recurring fact or event
the science or knowledge of law; jurisprudence
the principles originating and formerly applied only in courts of common lawSee equity
a general principle, formula, or rule describing a phenomenon in mathematics, science, philosophy, etc
the laws of thermodynamics
law
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[lɔː]
n
a hill, esp one rounded in shape
law
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[lɔː]
adj
a Scot word for low
- 习惯用语
- the law the legal or judicial system.the profession or practice of law.the police or a policeman
- the Law short for Law of Moses.the English term for Torah.See Oral Law .See Written Law
- a law unto itself a person or thing that is outside established laws
- a law unto himself 同
- go to law to resort to legal proceedings on some matter
- lay down the law to speak in an authoritative or dogmatic manner
- reading the Law that part of the morning service on Sabbaths, festivals, and Mondays and Thursdays during which a passage is read from the Torah scrolls
- reading of the Law 同
- take the law into one's own hands to ignore or bypass the law when redressing a grievance
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