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law::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | practice of law |
| Type of | learned profession |
| Derivation | lawyer |
he studied law at Yale.
law::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | natural law |
| Type of | concept, construct, conception |
| Has types | principle, sound law, divine law |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jurisprudence |
| Type of | collection, assemblage, accumulation, aggregation |
| Has types | law merchant, common law, precedent, securities law, civil law, statutory law, administrative law, law of the land, law of moses, islamic law, sharia law, shariah, shariah law, canon law, sharia, tax law, martial law, ecclesiastical law, military law, mercantile law, mosaic law, commercial law, case law, law of nations, international law |
civilization presupposes respect for the law.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | constabulary, police, police force |
| Type of | force, personnel, law enforcement agency |
| Has types | european law enforcement organisation, rcmp, new scotland yard, mutawa, mounties, ss, royal canadian mounted police, schutzstaffel, posse, posse comitatus, scotland yard, europol, secret police, gendarmery, gendarmerie, mutawa'een |
the law came looking for him.
law::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jurisprudence, legal philosophy |
| Type of | philosophy |
| Has types | contract law, corporation law, patent law, matrimonial law |
law::noun | Spocien Dictionary
the laws of thermodynamics.
law::noun | Spocien Dictionary
there is a law against kidnapping.
Examples of law
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Another change in election law allows absentee ballots to be open to all voters.
From the dailyherald.com
The law creating it prohibited the city from annexing into neighboring counties.
From the stltoday.com
Others said that regardless of the law, it creates an appearance of impropriety.
From the stltoday.com
Funes signed the law in spite of severe disruptions to transport for three days.
From the sacbee.com
Kershner filed the application to delete that section of zoning law in December.
From the thenewstribune.com
He got a law degree and, later, a job clerking at a firm in Southern California.
From the washingtontimes.com
The law led to a steep drop in enforcement actions against delinquent taxpayers.
From the denverpost.com
Many continue to grumble that the new law has no master plan for reducing costs.
From the sacbee.com
He earned an international law degree at New York University Law School in 1974.
From the sacbee.com
- The collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
- Legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
- A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
- A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"
- Jurisprudence: the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- 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"
- Law is a system of rules, usually enforced through a set of institutions. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a primary social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading on derivatives markets. ...
- Legal education is the education of individuals who intend to become legal professionals or those who simply intend to use their law degree to some end, either related to law (such as politics or academic) or business. ...
- Cougar is an instrumental post-rock band from Madison, Wisconsin formed in 2003. Formerly on the Madison-based record label Layered Music (the label of Youngblood Brass Band, of which drummer D.H. Skogen is also a member), Cougar is now signed to London label Ninja Tune . ...
