Words with a similar base: law, law_of_nature, natural_law, practice_of_law

'law'
[law.n.01] as in: the collection of rules imposed by authority

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civilization presupposes respect for the law
the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order


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'law'
[law.n.02] as in: legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity

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there is a law against kidnapping


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'law'
[law.n.03] as in: a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society


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'law'
[law.n.04] as in: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

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the laws of thermodynamics


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'law'
[jurisprudence.n.01] as in: the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do


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'law'
[law.n.06] as in: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system

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he studied law at Yale


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'law'
[police.n.01] as in: the force of policemen and officers

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the law came looking for him


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law (English)
├── hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── lawe (Middle English (1100-1500))

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