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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search
Your Query of 'Law' Resulted in 2 Matches
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Definitions
Law
proper noun
an English surname
a diminutive of Lawrence
law
noun
(
laws, -
)
A written or understood rule that concerns behaviours and the appropriate consequences thereof. Laws are usually associated with mores.
(
uncountable
) The body of rules issued by the legislative authority.
(
uncountable
) The body of rules and standards to be applied by courts and similar authorities
A one-sided contract.
A well-established, observed physical characteristic or behavior of nature.
Newton and Einstein understood the of gravitation in very different ways.
(
mathematics
) A statement that is true under specified conditions.
A category of English "common law" petitions that request monetary relief, as opposed to relief in forms other than a monetary judgment; compare to "equity".
(
cricket
) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the MCC.
(
slang
) (
uncountable
) The police.
Here comes the " run!
Translations:
Dutch: wet
French: loi
German: Gesetz
(
trans-mid
)
Italian: legge
Spanish: ley
Etymology:
Old English lagu.
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