law

law

noun

Definition of LAW

1

a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature <a record number of laws were passed in that legislative session>

Synonyms act, bill, constitution, enactment, ordinance, statute

Related Words command, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, fiat, ruling; bylaw, ground rule, regulation, rule; amendment, legislation; common law, martial law; blue law; prohibition, proscription, restriction; canon, capitulary, encyclical

Near Antonyms higher law

2

a collection or system of rules of conduct <it's important to obey the law at all times, or else you might end up in jail>

Synonyms canon, constitution, decalogue, law

Related Words discipline, establishment; common law, legislation

3

the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes <a petty thief who had somehow managed to avoid the law for most of his life>

Synonyms law

Related Words judiciary, jurisprudence, justice