LAW
Scrabble letter values: L1A1W4 = 6
Definition
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority. — synonyms: jurisprudence
- noun legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity.
- noun a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. — synonyms: natural_law
- noun a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature. — synonyms: law_of_nature
- noun the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do. — synonyms: jurisprudence, legal_philosophy
- noun the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system. — synonyms: practice_of_law
- noun the force of policemen and officers. — synonyms: police, police_force, constabulary
Examples
- “civilization presupposes respect for the law”
- “the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order”
- “there is a law against kidnapping”