“law”

Definitions

• noun

  the collection of rules imposed by authority

  Synonyms: jurisprudence, dogberry, act, appointment, assize, axiom, ban, bill, bluecoat, bobby, brevet, brocard

  • Example:“Civilization presupposes respect for the law.”
  • Example:“the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order”

• noun

  legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity

  • Example:“There is a law against kidnapping.”

• noun

  a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

  Synonyms: natural law

• noun

  a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

  Synonyms: law of nature

  • Example:“the laws of thermodynamics”

• noun

  the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

  Synonyms: jurisprudence, legal philosophy

• noun

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

  Synonyms: practice of law

  • Example:“He studied law at Yale.”