laws Meaning, Definition & Usage
-
noun the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
Torah; Pentateuch.
-
noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
law; jurisprudence.
- civilization presupposes respect for the law
- the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
-
noun legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
law.
- 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
law; natural law.
-
noun a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
law; law of nature.
- 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
legal philosophy; law; jurisprudence.
-
noun the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
practice of law; law.
- he studied law at Yale
-
noun the force of policemen and officers
law; police; police force; constabulary.
- the law came looking for him
