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law
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- pronunciation:
- law
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Law is the set of rules that everyone who lives in a certain place must follow. When we say that something is against the law, we mean that if someone does that thing, they could get in trouble with the police. Judges, lawyers, and police officers have to know and understand the law.
It is against the law for cars to drive through a red light.- synonyms:
- code, constitution
- similar words:
- custom, rule
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| definition 2: |
A law is a rule that people must obey. The government of a place makes the laws. When people break a law, they may have to pay money or go to jail.
Anna's teacher was telling the class about some of the laws in their state. She told the class that it is a law that children must go to school until they are sixteen.- synonyms:
- act, principle, regulation, rule
- similar words:
- command, guideline, order
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| definition 3: |
When you work in law, it means that you work as a lawyer or judge. You have to know many things about what is legal or not to work in the profession of law.
One must go to school for many years in order to have a career in law. |
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bill, constitution, principle |
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conventionally associated with the law |
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case |
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similar to law |
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regulation, rule |
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some actions associated with the law |
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arrest, authorize, ban, convict, enforce, forbid, judge, license, protect, punish |
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some broader categories that include law |
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civilization, society |
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some kinds of laws |
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civil, criminal, military, religious |
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some people associated with the laws |
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advocate, attorney, judge, jury, justice, lawyer, legislature, police, sheriff |
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some places associated with the lawful |
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cell, court, courtroom, house, jail, legislature, prison |
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some qualities of the law |
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fair |
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some stages in the process of the laws |
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appeal, sentence, trial, verdict |
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some violations of the law |
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crime, offense |
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