What does law mean in English? Meaning of law definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "law": the collection of rules imposed by authority
Noun
Meaning: the collection of rules imposed by authorityExample: civilization presupposes respect for the law
the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing orderSynonyms: jurisprudence
lawHyponyms: administrative law
canon law
case law
civil law
commercial law
common law
ecclesiastical law
international law
islamic law
law merchant
law of moses
law of nations
law of the land
martial law
mercantile law
military law
mosaic law
precedent
securities law
sharia
sharia law
shariah
shariah law
statutory law
tax lawHypernyms: accumulation
aggregation
assemblage
collectionPart Holonyms: lawPronunciation in US: lô, IPA(key)
Pronunciation in UK: lô, IPA(key)
Meaning of "law": legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
Noun
Meaning: legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activityExample: there is a law against kidnappingSynonyms: lawHyponyms: anti-drug law
anti-racketeering law
antitrust law
antitrust legislation
blue law
blue sky law
constitution
fundamental law
gag law
homestead law
organic law
poor law
prohibition
public law
racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act
rico
rico act
riot act
statute of limitationsHypernyms: instrument
legal document
legal instrument
official documentPronunciation in US: lô, IPA(key)
Pronunciation in UK: lô, IPA(key)
Meaning of "law": a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Noun
Meaning: a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human societySynonyms: law
natural lawHyponyms: divine law
principle
sound lawHypernyms: concept
conception
constructPronunciation in US: lô, IPA(key)
Pronunciation in UK: lô, IPA(key)
Meaning of "law": a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
Noun
Meaning: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in natureExample: the laws of thermodynamicsSynonyms: law
law of natureHyponyms: all-or-none law
archimedes' principle
avogadro's hypothesis
avogadro's law
benford's law
bernoulli's law
bose-einstein statistics
boyle's law
charles's law
coulomb's law
dalton's law
dalton's law of partial pressures
distribution law
equilibrium law
exclusion principle
fechner's law
fermi-dirac statistics
gay-lussac's law
henry's law
hooke's law
hubble law
hubble's law
kepler's law
kepler's law of planetary motion
kirchhoff's laws
law of archimedes
law of averages
law of chemical equilibrium
law of constant proportion
law of definite proportions
law of diminishing returns
law of effect
law of equivalent proportions
law of gravitation
law of large numbers
law of mass action
law of motion
law of multiple proportions
law of partial pressures
law of reciprocal proportions
law of thermodynamics
law of volumes
mariotte's law
mendel's law
mendeleev's law
newton's law
newton's law of gravitation
newton's law of motion
ohm's law
pascal's law
pascal's law of fluid pressures
pauli exclusion principle
periodic law
planck's law
planck's radiation law
power law
principle
principle of relativity
rule
stevens' law
stevens' power law
weber's law
weber-fechner lawHypernyms: concept
conception
constructPronunciation in US: lô, IPA(key)
Pronunciation in UK: lô, IPA(key)
Meaning of "law": the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Noun
Meaning: the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they doSynonyms: jurisprudence
law
legal philosophyHyponyms: contract law
corporation law
matrimonial law
patent lawHypernyms: philosophyPronunciation in US: lô, IPA(key)
Pronunciation in UK: lô, IPA(key)
Meaning of "law": the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
Noun
Meaning: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial systemExample: he studied law at YaleSynonyms: law
practice of lawHypernyms: learned professionPronunciation in US: lô, IPA(key)
Pronunciation in UK: lô, IPA(key)
Meaning of "law": the force of policemen and officers
Noun
Meaning: the force of policemen and officersExample: the law came looking for himSynonyms: constabulary
law
police
police forceHyponyms: european law enforcement organisation
europol
gendarmerie
gendarmery
mounties
mutawa
mutawa'een
new scotland yard
posse
posse comitatus
rcmp
royal canadian mounted police
schutzstaffel
scotland yard
secret police
ssHypernyms: force
law enforcement agency
personnelMember Holonyms: officer
police officer
policemanPronunciation in US: lô, IPA(key)
Pronunciation in UK: lô, IPA(key)
Synonyms:
case, statute, requirement, code, constitution, charter, mandate, decision, act, legislation, decree, precedent, regulation, ruling, charge, measure, order, covenant, enactment, injunction, canon, summons, precept, behest, dictate, ordinance, prescript, commandment, equity, command, warrant, edict, notice, garnishment, bidding, demand, prescription, institute, instruction, assize, divestiture, writ, subpoena, caveat, jurisprudence, bylaw, decretum, due process, reg, regulation, proposal, rule, origin, canon, maxim, precept, proposition, ground, source, assumption, criterion, theorem, usage, formula, postulate, cause, axiom, foundation, fundamental, exigency, reason, base, truth, guide, generalization, principium,
Antonyms:
disorganization, lawlessness, breaking, transgression, violation, outcome, result, breaking, lawlessness, transgression, consequence, effect, outgrowth, end, violation,
