Law - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
Extra examples
The courts exist to uphold, interpret, and apply the law.
A lawyer who specializes in criminal law
In our civics class we learned how a bill becomes a law.
She has proposed a new law to protect people from being evicted unfairly.
Schools are required by law to provide a safe learning environment.
The bill will become law at the beginning of the year.
He's been in and out of trouble with the law for the last 10 years.
There is no law against fishing.
It is against the law to smoke in an elevator.
Should people do what they think is right even when it means breaking the law?
Elected officials ought to obey the law.
The Suicide Act became law in 1961.
By law, seatbelts must be worn by all passengers.
In Sweden it is against the law to hit a child.
They were fully convinced they were performing their duties within the law.
Word forms
singular: law
plural: laws
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