1. law - noun
· the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Synonym(s): jurisprudence
Hypernym(s): collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
2. law - noun
· legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
Hypernym(s): legal_document, legal_instrument, official_document, instrument
3. law - noun
· a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Synonym(s): natural_law
Hypernym(s): concept, conception, construct
4. law - noun
· a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"
Synonym(s): law_of_nature
Hypernym(s): concept, conception, construct
5. law - noun
· the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Synonym(s): jurisprudence, legal_philosophy
Hypernym(s): philosophy
6. law - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): practice_of_law
Hypernym(s): learned_profession
7. law - noun
· the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
Synonym(s): police, police_force, constabulary
Hypernym(s): force, personnel, law_enforcement_agency
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