law

UK
/lɔː/
US
/lɔ/

Übersetzungen

lawsubstantiv
laws
Pl.
UK
/lɔː/
US
/lɔ/
The new law was passed by the parliament.
Новый закон был принят парламентом.
She is studying law at the university.
Она изучает право в университете.
lawverb
lawed
Präteritum
lawed
Partizip Perfekt
lawing
Gerundium
Dialectal/archaic: to take legal action against someone.
lawadjektiv
UK
/lɔː/
US
/lɔ/
Used attributively before a noun to mean ‘relating to the law’.

Definitionen

lawsubstantiv
A system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.
The new law was passed to improve road safety.
A particular statute or piece of legislation.
The law prohibits smoking in public places.
The field of study concerned with the rules of conduct and the legal system.
She decided to study law at university.
A principle or rule that is considered to be universally applicable, often in a scientific context.
Newton's law of motion describes the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it.
(informal, with the) The police or law-enforcement authorities.
We’d better get out of here before the law shows up.
lawverb
(dialectal, archaic) To bring a lawsuit against; to sue.
He threatened to law his neighbour over the damaged fence.
lawadjektiv
Relating to or concerned with the law; legal (used only before a noun).
She works in a law firm.