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Definition 1:
The whole system or set of rules made by the government of a town, state, country, etc. see also martial law.
Examples:
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.
Definition 2:
A particular kind of law see also common law.
Examples:
A lawyer who specializes in criminal/contract/immigration law
Definition 3:
A rule made by the government of a town, state, country, etc. count often + on or against noncount .
Examples:
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.
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.
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]
Definition 4:
The people and organizations (such as the police and the courts) whose job is to find or punish people who do not obey laws .
Examples:
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.
Definition 5:
The job of a lawyer :the legal profession see also attorney at law.
Examples:
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.
Definition 6:
The area of study that relates to laws and how they are used .
Examples:
A professor of law
Studying law
Going to law school [=a school that trains you to become a lawyer]
Definition 7:
A religious rule count noncount .
Examples:
The body of Islamic laws
According to Jewish law
Definition 8:
A rule stating that something (such as an art or profession) should be done in a certain way .
Examples:
The laws of poetry
He teaches his students that balance is the first law of architecture. [=balance is the most important principle in architecture]
Definition 9:
A rule in a sport or game .
Examples:
The laws [=rules] of tennis
Definition 10:
A statement that describes how something works in the natural world often + of .
Examples:
The law of gravity
The laws of nature/physics
Newton’s laws of motion
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