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Law

noun

/lɔː/

Meaning

a rule or system of rules recognized by a country or community as regulating the actions of its members

a system of rules created and enforced by authority to regulate behavior

Everyone must obey the law.

Everyone must obey the law of the country.

above the law

rule, regulation, statute, ordinance, legislation, code

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rule, regulation, statute, ordinance

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rule, regulation, legislation, statute, code

lawlessness, anarchy, disorder, chaos

Entry 1

lawlessness, anarchy

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anarchy, disorder, chaos

break the law, obey the law, rule of law, law enforcement, law firm, law student, law school

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break the law, obey the law, rule of law

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law enforcement, law firm, law student, law school

a person in a position of authority, especially in law enforcement

a projecting pointed part, such as one of the pointed ends of a fork

an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper for carrying or sending by mail; a piece of land

the process of managing or organizing something; a government or organization

A short piece of writing on a particular subject.

The ability to plan and control time effectively to accomplish tasks efficiently.