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law

/lɔː/

/lɔ/

Translations

lawnoun

laws

/lɔː/

/lɔ/

закон

The new law was passed by the parliament.

Новый закон был принят парламентом.

право

She is studying law at the university.

Она изучает право в университете.

Additional translations

Synonyms

lawverb

lawed

Past Simple

lawed

Past Participle

lawing

Gerund

Dialectal/archaic: to take legal action against someone.

Synonyms

lawadjective

/lɔː/

/lɔ/

Used attributively before a noun to mean ‘relating to the law’.

Synonyms

Definitions

lawnoun

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.

lawadjective

Relating to or concerned with the law; legal (used only before a noun).

She works in a law firm.