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Definition of laws

noun:

• the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit. Synonyms: Laws, Pentateuch, Torah.
• the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law", "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order". Synonyms: jurisprudence, law.
• legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping". Synonyms: law.
• a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. Synonyms: law, natural law.
• a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics". Synonyms: law, law of nature.
• the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do. Synonyms: jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy.
• 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". Synonyms: law, practice of law.
• the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him". Synonyms: constabulary, law, police, police force.

Related words

constitution, gendarmerie, gendarmery, posse, precedent, principle, prohibition, rule, sharia, shariah.

Words nearby

laos, lass, lats, law, lawn, yaws.

Rhymes with

applause, cause, clause, dawes, gauze, pause.