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law

One entry found.

Entry Word:
law
Function:
noun
Text: 1 a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislator<a record number of laws were passed in that legislative session>Synonymsact, enactment, ordinance, statuteRelated Wordsdecree, directive, edict, fiat, ruling; bylaw, regulation, rule; amendment, bill, legislation; common law, martial law; prohibition, restriction; canon, encyclical 2 a collection or system of rules of conduct<itʼs important to obey the law at all times, or else you might end up in jail>— see code 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>— see police 1
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