LAW as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
   Synonym(s)
   • practice of law (what does practice of law mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he studied law at Yale
   Hypernyms(s) law is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • learned profession (what does learned profession mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
   Synonym(s)
   • natural law (what does natural law mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) law is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • concept (what does concept mean?)
   • conception (what does conception mean?)
   • construct (what does construct mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • divine law (what does divine law mean?)
   • principle (what does principle mean?)
   • sound law (what does sound law mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
   Synonym(s)
   • law of nature (what does law of nature mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the laws of thermodynamics
   Hypernyms(s) law is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • concept (what does concept mean?)
   • conception (what does conception mean?)
   • construct (what does construct mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • all-or-none law (what does all-or-none law mean?)
   • principle (what does principle mean?)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   • Archimedes’ principle (what does Archimedes’ principle mean?)
   • law of Archimedes (what does law of Archimedes mean?)
   • Avogadro’s law (what does Avogadro’s law mean?)
   • Avogadro’s hypothesis (what does Avogadro’s hypothesis mean?)
   • Bernoulli’s law (what does Bernoulli’s law mean?)
   • law of large numbers (what does law of large numbers mean?)
   • Benford’s law (what does Benford’s law mean?)
   • Bose-Einstein statistics (what does Bose-Einstein statistics mean?)
   • Boyle’s law (what does Boyle’s law mean?)
   • Mariotte’s law (what does Mariotte’s law mean?)
   • Coulomb’s Law (what does Coulomb’s Law mean?)
   • Dalton’s law (what does Dalton’s law mean?)
   • Dalton’s law of partial pressures (what does Dalton’s law of partial pressures mean?)
   • law of partial pressures (what does law of partial pressures mean?)
   • distribution law (what does distribution law mean?)
   • equilibrium law (what does equilibrium law mean?)
   • law of chemical equilibrium (what does law of chemical equilibrium mean?)
   • Fechner’s law (what does Fechner’s law mean?)
   • Weber-Fechner law (what does Weber-Fechner law mean?)
   • Fermi-Dirac statistics (what does Fermi-Dirac statistics mean?)
   • Gay-Lussac’s law (what does Gay-Lussac’s law mean?)
   • Charles’s law (what does Charles’s law mean?)
   • law of volumes (what does law of volumes mean?)
   • Henry’s law (what does Henry’s law mean?)
   • Hooke’s law (what does Hooke’s law mean?)
   • Hubble’s law (what does Hubble’s law mean?)
   • Hubble law (what does Hubble law mean?)
   • Kepler’s law (what does Kepler’s law mean?)
   • Kepler’s law of planetary motion (what does Kepler’s law of planetary motion mean?)
   • Kirchhoff’s laws (what does Kirchhoff’s laws mean?)
   • law of averages (what does law of averages mean?)
   • law of constant proportion (what does law of constant proportion mean?)
   • law of definite proportions (what does law of definite proportions mean?)
   • law of diminishing returns (what does law of diminishing returns mean?)
   • law of effect (what does law of effect mean?)
   • law of equivalent proportions (what does law of equivalent proportions mean?)
   • law of reciprocal proportions (what does law of reciprocal proportions mean?)
   • law of gravitation (what does law of gravitation mean?)
   • Newton’s law of gravitation (what does Newton’s law of gravitation mean?)
   • law of multiple proportions (what does law of multiple proportions mean?)
   • Dalton’s law (what does Dalton’s law mean?)
   • law of mass action (what does law of mass action mean?)
   • law of thermodynamics (what does law of thermodynamics mean?)
   • Mendel’s law (what does Mendel’s law mean?)
   • Newton’s law of motion (what does Newton’s law of motion mean?)
   • Newton’s law (what does Newton’s law mean?)
   • law of motion (what does law of motion mean?)
   • Ohm’s law (what does Ohm’s law mean?)
   • Pascal’s law (what does Pascal’s law mean?)
   • Pascal’s law of fluid pressures (what does Pascal’s law of fluid pressures mean?)
   • Pauli exclusion principle (what does Pauli exclusion principle mean?)
   • exclusion principle (what does exclusion principle mean?)
   • periodic law (what does periodic law mean?)
   • Mendeleev’s law (what does Mendeleev’s law mean?)
   • Planck’s law (what does Planck’s law mean?)
   • Planck’s radiation law (what does Planck’s radiation law mean?)
   • principle of relativity (what does principle of relativity mean?)
   • Stevens’ law (what does Stevens’ law mean?)
   • power law (what does power law mean?)
   • Stevens’ power law (what does Stevens’ power law mean?)
   • Weber’s law (what does Weber’s law mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
   Synonym(s)
   • jurisprudence (what does jurisprudence mean?)
   • legal philosophy (what does legal philosophy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) law is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • philosophy (what does philosophy mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • contract law (what does contract law mean?)
   • corporation law (what does corporation law mean?)
   • matrimonial law (what does matrimonial law mean?)
   • patent law (what does patent law mean?)
5. Meaning
   • legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
   Usage Example(s)
   • there is a law against kidnapping
   Hypernyms(s) law is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • legal document (what does legal document mean?)
   • legal instrument (what does legal instrument mean?)
   • official document (what does official document mean?)
   • instrument (what does instrument mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • anti-drug law (what does anti-drug law mean?)
   • anti-racketeering law (what does anti-racketeering law mean?)
   • Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (what does Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act mean?)
   • RICO Act (what does RICO Act mean?)
   • RICO (what does RICO mean?)
   • antitrust legislation (what does antitrust legislation mean?)
   • antitrust law (what does antitrust law mean?)
   • statute of limitations (what does statute of limitations mean?)
   • fundamental law (what does fundamental law mean?)
   • organic law (what does organic law mean?)
   • constitution (what does constitution mean?)
   • public law (what does public law mean?)
   • blue law (what does blue law mean?)
   • blue sky law (what does blue sky law mean?)
   • gag law (what does gag law mean?)
   • homestead law (what does homestead law mean?)
   • poor law (what does poor law mean?)
   • Riot Act (what does Riot Act mean?)
   • prohibition (what does prohibition mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the force of policemen and officers
   Synonym(s)
   • constabulary (what does constabulary mean?)
   • police (what does police mean?)
   • police force (what does police force mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the law came looking for him
   Hypernyms(s) law is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • force (what does force mean?)
   • personnel (what does personnel mean?)
   • law enforcement agency (what does law enforcement agency mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Europol (what does Europol mean?)
   • European Law Enforcement Organisation (what does European Law Enforcement Organisation mean?)
   • gendarmerie (what does gendarmerie mean?)
   • gendarmery (what does gendarmery mean?)
   • Mutawa’een (what does Mutawa’een mean?)
   • Mutawa (what does Mutawa mean?)
   • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (what does Royal Canadian Mounted Police mean?)
   • RCMP (what does RCMP mean?)
   • Mounties (what does Mounties mean?)
   • Scotland Yard (what does Scotland Yard mean?)
   • New Scotland Yard (what does New Scotland Yard mean?)
   • secret police (what does secret police mean?)
   • Schutzstaffel (what does Schutzstaffel mean?)
   • SS (what does SS mean?)
   • posse (what does posse mean?)
   • posse comitatus (what does posse comitatus mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • patrol (what does patrol mean?)
   • police (what does police mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the collection of rules imposed by authority
   Synonym(s)
   • jurisprudence (what does jurisprudence mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • civilization presupposes respect for the law
   • the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
   Hypernyms(s) law is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
   • accumulation (what does accumulation mean?)
   • assemblage (what does assemblage mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • administrative law (what does administrative law mean?)
   • canon law (what does canon law mean?)
   • ecclesiastical law (what does ecclesiastical law mean?)
   • civil law (what does civil law mean?)
   • common law (what does common law mean?)
   • case law (what does case law mean?)
   • precedent (what does precedent mean?)
   • international law (what does international law mean?)
   • law of nations (what does law of nations mean?)
   • law of the land (what does law of the land mean?)
   • maritime law (what does maritime law mean?)
   • admiralty law (what does admiralty law mean?)
   • martial law (what does martial law mean?)
   • mercantile law (what does mercantile law mean?)
   • commercial law (what does commercial law mean?)
   • law merchant (what does law merchant mean?)
   • military law (what does military law mean?)
   • Mosaic law (what does Mosaic law mean?)
   • Law of Moses (what does Law of Moses mean?)
   • shariah (what does shariah mean?)
   • shariah law (what does shariah law mean?)
   • sharia (what does sharia mean?)
   • sharia law (what does sharia law mean?)
   • Islamic law (what does Islamic law mean?)
   • statutory law (what does statutory law mean?)
   • securities law (what does securities law mean?)
   • tax law (what does tax law mean?)