law (Meaning)
law (n)
the collection of rules imposed by authority
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
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 branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
the force of policemen and officers
law (n.)
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.
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 Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament.
An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community.
Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority.
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.
In matematics: 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.
In arts, works, games, etc.: 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.
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.
Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity; applied justice.
Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law.
An oath, as in the presence of a court.
law (v. t.)
Same as Lawe, v. t.
law (interj.)
An exclamation of mild surprise.
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law Sentence Examples
- The law of gravity states that all objects with mass attract each other.
- The law requires all citizens to pay taxes.
- The lawyer was well-versed in the law and was able to defend his client effectively.
- The lawmaker proposed a new law that would increase the minimum wage.
- The law of diminishing returns states that as more of a resource is used, the additional output gained from each additional unit of the resource decreases.
- The law enforcement officer arrested the man for breaking the law.
- The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed.
- The law of supply and demand states that the price of a good or service is determined by the quantity of that good or service that is supplied and the quantity that is demanded.
- The law of averages states that over a large number of trials, the average of the results will approach the expected value.
- The law of unintended consequences states that actions often have unintended and unforeseen consequences.
FAQs About the word law
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The law of gravity states that all objects with mass attract each other.
The law requires all citizens to pay taxes.
The lawyer was well-versed in the law and was able to defend his client effectively.
The lawmaker proposed a new law that would increase the minimum wage.
