英语词汇“law”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

law

/lɔː

noun

1 [mass noun] (often the law) The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties: shooting the birds is against the law they were taken to court for breaking the law [as modifier]: law enforcement...

Adequate fencing of pools will be achieved only if fencing is both required by law and regulations are enforced.
This may be enforced by law, with a clause in the legislation to set up regulation of care providers.
We will make a change to see that justice is served and no more lives will be stolen by law enforcement.

Synonyms

rules and regulations, system of laws, body of laws, constitution, legislation, code, legal code, charter;

jurisprudence

1.1 [count noun] An individual rule as part of a system of law: a new law was passed to make divorce easier and simpler...

It is natural that these concepts should underpin the codified laws on equality before the law and fair trials.
The law that had to be applied is the law of negligence, in essence, perhaps the laws of evidence.
We hear the Greens urging everyone to pass all these laws, knowing that the law is unlikely to be enforced.

Synonyms

regulation, statute, enactment, act, bill, decree, edict, rule, ruling, resolution, promulgation, measure, motion, dictum, command, order, stipulation, commandment, directive, pronouncement, ratification, proclamation, dictate, diktat, fiat, covenant, demand, by-law;

North American ordinance;

in Tsarist Russia ukase;

in Spain & Spanish-speaking countries pronunciamento

1.2Systems of law as a subject of study or as the basis of the legal profession: he was still practising law [as modifier]: a law firm law students...

They are not criminologists or law professors who are studying theoretical issues.
It is important for students of law to situate the legal doctrine of the EU in its historical and political context.
Criminal law is a subject of great complexity which students find both fascinating and frustrating.

Synonyms

the legal profession, the bar, barristers and solicitors collectively

1.3Statute law and the common law. Compare with equity.Common law and statutory rights continue to exist alongside the Convention....

Yet often what trial courts apply is common law - law that was made by other judges.
The legislature has picked up these words and turned them into statutory law.

1.4Something regarded as having binding force or effect: he had supreme control—what he said was law...

So yes, it's your story, and your word is law when it comes to deciding if your vote or the readers votes are the deciding ones
I guess anything and everything he says is law around here…
When I was a kid, what my parents told me was law.

1.5 (the law) informal The police: he’d never been in trouble with the law in his life...

It doesn't take long before he's in trouble with the law but the police are prepared to do a deal with him.
In a previous run-in with the law, police had gunned down Edward several years ago.

Synonyms

the police, the officers of the law, the forces of law and order, law-enforcement officers, police officers, policemen, policewomen, the police force, the constabulary

informal the cops, the fuzz, the boys in blue, the long arm of the law

British informal the (Old) Bill, the bobbies, the busies, the bizzies, the coppers, the rozzers, the force, plod, PC Plod

North American informal the heat

informal, derogatory the pigs, the filth, Babylon

2A rule defining correct procedure or behaviour in a sport: the laws of the game...

Before long the sports law will be amended to bring about fair play and equality in the voting system.
Foul language is a problem for the law makers in every sport.
Now out of form strikers and captains who cynically exploit the laws of the game are immune from being dropped.

Synonyms

rule, regulation, principle, convention, direction, instruction, guideline, practice

3A statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present: the second law of thermodynamics...

Neither has the second law of thermodynamics nor the universal law of gravitation.
The zeroth law of thermodynamics is commonly expressed as heat flowing from hot to cold objects.
What if you could distil your own sharpest observation into a scientific law that would bear your name?

3.1A generalization based on a fact or event perceived to be recurrent: the first law of American corporate life is that dead wood floats...

What football needs is simply sound management based on the basic laws of the market economy.
The patterns I have been discussing in this section are of course generalizations, not iron laws.
The other day when I was writing about the fate of mobile applications, I mentioned one of the laws of technology strategy.

4 [mass noun] The body of divine commandments as expressed in the Bible or other religious texts.In morals Simon was probably Antinomian, an enemy of Old Testament law....

Nowhere in Scripture is the Old Testament law divided into moral/civil and ceremonial.
Are Christians to take all the Old Testament law as applying to them?

Synonyms

principle, rule, precept, directive, direction, injunction, instruction, commandment, prescription, standard, criterion, belief, creed, credo, ethic, maxim, formula, tenet, doctrine, canon;

Judaism mitzvah

4.1 (the Law) The Pentateuch as distinct from the other parts of the Hebrew Bible (the Prophets and the Writings).Moses commanded us a Law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob....

They would rather kill Jesus than violate the Law - a Law originally intended to help the people of Israel remain inside the covenant with God.
The Torah, then, was not merely a Law written in a perishable book, or part of a covenant with the people of Israel.

4.2 (also the Law of Moses) The precepts of the Pentateuch.The Talmud and Jewish law describe the mutual obligations of husband and wife....

Jewish law requires every Jew to give up his life rather than desecrate the Name of Hashem in public.
Instead he follows Jewish law for the Jews to punish them in case of crimes like theft, murders and rape or adultery.

Phrases

at (or in) law

be a law unto oneself

go to law

law and order

the law of the jungle

lay down the law

take the law into one's own hands

take someone to law

there's no law against it

Origin

Old English lagu, from Old Norse lag 'something laid down or fixed', of Germanic origin and related to lay¹.

The words legacy (Late Middle English), legal (Late Middle English), legitimate (Late Middle English), and loyal (early 16th century) all descend from Latin lex ‘law’, the source also of law. The phrase law and order is found from the late 16th century. It was Charles Dickens who first said the law is an ass, or rather his character Mr Bumble did in Oliver Twist: ‘“If the law supposes that,” said Mr Bumble…“the law is a ass…a idiot.”’ See also jungle

单词	law
释义	law /lɔː / noun 1 [mass noun] (often the law) The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties: shooting the birds is against the law they were taken to court for breaking the law [as modifier]: law enforcement... Adequate fencing of pools will be achieved only if fencing is both required by law and regulations are enforced. This may be enforced by law, with a clause in the legislation to set up regulation of care providers. We will make a change to see that justice is served and no more lives will be stolen by law enforcement. Synonyms rules and regulations, system of laws, body of laws, constitution, legislation, code, legal code, charter; jurisprudence 1.1 [count noun] An individual rule as part of a system of law: a new law was passed to make divorce easier and simpler... It is natural that these concepts should underpin the codified laws on equality before the law and fair trials. The law that had to be applied is the law of negligence, in essence, perhaps the laws of evidence. We hear the Greens urging everyone to pass all these laws, knowing that the law is unlikely to be enforced. Synonyms regulation, statute, enactment, act, bill, decree, edict, rule, ruling, resolution, promulgation, measure, motion, dictum, command, order, stipulation, commandment, directive, pronouncement, ratification, proclamation, dictate, diktat, fiat, covenant, demand, by-law; North American ordinance; in Tsarist Russia ukase; in Spain & Spanish-speaking countries pronunciamento 1.2Systems of law as a subject of study or as the basis of the legal profession: he was still practising law [as modifier]: a law firm law students... They are not criminologists or law professors who are studying theoretical issues. It is important for students of law to situate the legal doctrine of the EU in its historical and political context. Criminal law is a subject of great complexity which students find both fascinating and frustrating. Synonyms the legal profession, the bar, barristers and solicitors collectively 1.3Statute law and the common law. Compare with equity.Common law and statutory rights continue to exist alongside the Convention.... Yet often what trial courts apply is common law - law that was made by other judges. The legislature has picked up these words and turned them into statutory law. 1.4Something regarded as having binding force or effect: he had supreme control—what he said was law... So yes, it's your story, and your word is law when it comes to deciding if your vote or the readers votes are the deciding ones I guess anything and everything he says is law around here… When I was a kid, what my parents told me was law. 1.5 (the law) informal The police: he’d never been in trouble with the law in his life... It doesn't take long before he's in trouble with the law but the police are prepared to do a deal with him. In a previous run-in with the law, police had gunned down Edward several years ago. Synonyms the police, the officers of the law, the forces of law and order, law-enforcement officers, police officers, policemen, policewomen, the police force, the constabulary informal the cops, the fuzz, the boys in blue, the long arm of the law British informal the (Old) Bill, the bobbies, the busies, the bizzies, the coppers, the rozzers, the force, plod, PC Plod North American informal the heat informal, derogatory the pigs, the filth, Babylon 2A rule defining correct procedure or behaviour in a sport: the laws of the game... Before long the sports law will be amended to bring about fair play and equality in the voting system. Foul language is a problem for the law makers in every sport. Now out of form strikers and captains who cynically exploit the laws of the game are immune from being dropped. Synonyms rule, regulation, principle, convention, direction, instruction, guideline, practice 3A statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present: the second law of thermodynamics... Neither has the second law of thermodynamics nor the universal law of gravitation. The zeroth law of thermodynamics is commonly expressed as heat flowing from hot to cold objects. What if you could distil your own sharpest observation into a scientific law that would bear your name? 3.1A generalization based on a fact or event perceived to be recurrent: the first law of American corporate life is that dead wood floats... What football needs is simply sound management based on the basic laws of the market economy. The patterns I have been discussing in this section are of course generalizations, not iron laws. The other day when I was writing about the fate of mobile applications, I mentioned one of the laws of technology strategy. 4 [mass noun] The body of divine commandments as expressed in the Bible or other religious texts.In morals Simon was probably Antinomian, an enemy of Old Testament law.... Nowhere in Scripture is the Old Testament law divided into moral/civil and ceremonial. Are Christians to take all the Old Testament law as applying to them? Synonyms principle, rule, precept, directive, direction, injunction, instruction, commandment, prescription, standard, criterion, belief, creed, credo, ethic, maxim, formula, tenet, doctrine, canon; Judaism mitzvah 4.1 (the Law) The Pentateuch as distinct from the other parts of the Hebrew Bible (the Prophets and the Writings).Moses commanded us a Law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.... They would rather kill Jesus than violate the Law - a Law originally intended to help the people of Israel remain inside the covenant with God. The Torah, then, was not merely a Law written in a perishable book, or part of a covenant with the people of Israel. 4.2 (also the Law of Moses) The precepts of the Pentateuch.The Talmud and Jewish law describe the mutual obligations of husband and wife.... Jewish law requires every Jew to give up his life rather than desecrate the Name of Hashem in public. Instead he follows Jewish law for the Jews to punish them in case of crimes like theft, murders and rape or adultery. Phrases at (or in) law be a law unto oneself go to law law and order the law of the jungle lay down the law take the law into one's own hands take someone to law there's no law against it Origin Old English lagu, from Old Norse lag 'something laid down or fixed', of Germanic origin and related to lay¹. The words legacy (Late Middle English), legal (Late Middle English), legitimate (Late Middle English), and loyal (early 16th century) all descend from Latin lex ‘law’, the source also of law. The phrase law and order is found from the late 16th century. It was Charles Dickens who first said the law is an ass, or rather his character Mr Bumble did in Oliver Twist: ‘“If the law supposes that,” said Mr Bumble…“the law is a ass…a idiot.”’ See also jungle Rhymes abhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, claw, cocksure, comprador, cor, core, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, explore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, galore, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, jaw, Johor, Lahore, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, maw, mirador, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, soar, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your
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