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noun

plural laws

[noncount] the whole system or set of rules made by the government of a town, state, country, etc.

People who are supposed to obey the law also need to know their rights under the law. [=according to the law]

The courts exist to uphold, interpret, and apply the law.

state/federal law

Stealing is against the law. [=stealing is illegal]

He denied that he had broken/violated the law. [=that he had done anything illegal]

You have to pay taxes. That's the law of the land. [=the set of rules that exists in a certain place]

The job of the police is to enforce the law. [=make sure that people obey the law]

He's interested in a career in law enforcement. [=a career as a police officer]

(US) Law enforcement officials [=police officials] in the area were alerted of the suspect's escape. - see also martial law

a particular kind of law

a lawyer who specializes in criminal/contract/immigration law - see also common law

a rule made by the government of a town, state, country, etc. [count]

A law requires that schools provide a safe learning environment. = There is a law requiring schools to provide a safe learning environment.

In our civics class we learned how a bill becomes a law.

She has proposed a new law to protect people from being evicted unfairly. - often + on or against

Congress passed several new laws on the environment. [=laws relating to the environment]

a law against unfair eviction [=a law that makes unfair eviction illegal]

We need stricter laws against discrimination. [noncount]

Schools are required by law to provide a safe learning environment.

The bill will become law at the beginning of the year.

With the majority voting in favor, the bill has been passed into law. [=the bill became a law]

The bill was signed into law by the governor. [=the proposed law became officially active when the governor signed it]

the law :the people and organizations (such as the police and the courts) whose job is to find or punish people who do not obey laws

They called in the law [=the police] to determine what should be done next.

He's been in and out of trouble with the law for the last 10 years.

[noncount] the job of a lawyer :the legal profession

She's been thinking about going into law. [=thinking about becoming a lawyer]

a career in law

The company hired a large law firm [=a group of lawyers who work together as a business] to handle the case.

She practices law [=she works as a lawyer] with a firm in Boston. - see also attorney at law

the area of study that relates to laws and how they are used

a professor of law

studying law

going to law school [=a school that trains you to become a lawyer]

a religious rule [count]

the body of Islamic laws [noncount]

according to Jewish law

[count] a rule stating that something (such as an art or profession) should be done in a certain way

the laws of poetry

He teaches his students that balance is the first law of architecture. [=balance is the most important principle in architecture]

b Brit :a rule in a sport or game

the laws [=rules] of tennis

[count] :a statement that describes how something works in the natural world - often + of

the law of gravity

the laws of nature/physics

Newton's laws of motion

synonyms law, rule, regulation, statute, and ordinance are statements about what people are allowed to do. A law is made by a government, and people who live in the area controlled by that government must obey it.

According to a state law, all drivers must pass a written test before they can be fully licensed. A rule usually does not involve an official government. It typically describes what people are allowed to do in a game or in a particular place (such as a school).

He explained the rules of football.

The rules state clearly that smoking is prohibited on campus. A regulation is made by a government to protect people from being harmed.

Safety regulations limit the number of hours an airline pilot can fly each month. statute is a formal word for a law made by a government.

The new statute requires that all passengers in a car wear seatbelts. In the U.S., an ordinance is a law that is made by a local government and applies only to a limited area.

The new city ordinance restricts parking on some streets.

above the law

not required to obey the law

No one is above the law. [=everyone must obey the law]

He complains that the new policy places corporations above the law. [=that the new policy allows corporations to do things that are not legal]

a law unto yourself

People who are or think they are a law unto themselves act in a way that shows they do not care what kind of behavior other people think is acceptable.

I've warned him that he can't keep behaving this way, but he won't listen. He seems to think that he's a law unto himself. [=that he can do whatever he wants to do]

go to law

Brit :to ask a court of law to settle a dispute

law and order

a state or situation in which people obey the law :legal control and authority

The police work to preserve law and order.

a breakdown of law and order

lay down the law

see lay down at 1lay

outside the law

not agreeing with the law

actions that may have been outside the law [=illegal]

in an illegal way

Investigators were unable to prove that the business was operating outside the law. [=illegally]

take the law into your own hands

to try to punish someone for breaking a law even though you do not have the right to do that

Police are concerned that the victim's family may try to take the law into their own hands. [=may try to punish the criminal themselves instead of allowing the legal system to do it]

the law of averages

the idea or principle that something which can produce different results will produce those results in a regular or predictable way over a period of time