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law

/ law /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
learned profession
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Type of:
concept conception construct
Kinds of:
divine law principle sound law
noun Sense 3
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
"the laws of thermodynamics"
Type of:
concept conception construct
Kinds of:
all-or-none law principle rule Archimedes' principle law of Archimedes
Has parts:
theory
noun Sense 4
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
"there is a law against kidnapping"
Type of:
legal document legal instrument official document
Kinds of:
anti-drug law anti-racketeering law Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act RICO Act RICO
Has parts:
jurisprudence
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 5
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"
"the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Type of:
collection aggregation accumulation
Kinds of:
administrative law canon law ecclesiastical law civil law common law
noun Sense 6
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Type of:
philosophy
Kinds of:
contract law corporation law matrimonial law patent law
noun Sense 7
the force of policemen and officers
"the law came looking for him"
Type of:
force personnel law enforcement agency
Kinds of:
Europol European Law Enforcement Organisation gendarmerie gendarmery Mutawa'een
Derived:
patrol police
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
3
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learned profession concept conception construct divine law principle sound law all-or-none law rule Archimedes' principle law of Archimedes legal document