Law

noun

lɔ

Noun

the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
“he studied law at Yale”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
“civilization presupposes respect for the law”
Similar:Jurisprudence
Type of:CollectionAssemblageAccumulation
the force of policemen and officers
“the law came looking for him”
Similar:ConstabularyPolice
Type of:ForcePersonnel
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
“the laws of thermodynamics”
Type of:ConstructConceptConception
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
“there is a law against kidnapping”
Type of:Instrument
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Type of:ConceptConstructConception
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Similar:Jurisprudence
Type of:Philosophy