Law Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Law

Meaning 1 : the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system

    Example : he studied law at Yale

    Synonyms : practice of law
Meaning 2 : a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

    Synonyms : natural law
Meaning 3 : the collection of rules imposed by authority

    Example : civilization presupposes respect for the law

    Synonyms : jurisprudence
Meaning 4 : the force of policemen and officers

    Example : the law came looking for him

    Synonyms : constabulary,  police,  police force
Meaning 5 : the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

    Synonyms : jurisprudence,  legal philosophy
Meaning 6 : a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

    Example : the laws of thermodynamics

    Synonyms : law of nature
Meaning 7 : legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity

    Example : there is a law against kidnapping

How to Pronounce Law

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