Synonyms of laws

laws

noun

plural of law

1

as in acts

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 & Similar Words

• acts
• ordinances
• statutes
• bills
• amendments
• prohibitions
• constitutions
• legislations
• enactments
• regulations
• rules
• rulings
• decrees
• commandments
• edicts
• bylaws
• dictates
• directives
• ground rules
• restrictions
• common law
• fiats
• commands
• proscriptions
• canons
• blue laws
• capitularies
• encyclicals

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• higher laws

2

as in constitutions

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 & Similar Words

• constitutions
• codes
• canons
• decalogues
• disciplines
• legislations
• common law
• establishments

3

as in police

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 & Similar Words

• police
• judiciaries
• justices
• jurisprudences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of laws

Their laws prescribed the death penalty for anyone who helped a stranger; after giving bread to a poor man, Lot’s daughter was immolated on a pyre. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Friday's order aims to accelerate implementation of both laws. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Its governing structure remains authoritarian, and its laws remain discriminatory. — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

The island relies on arms purchases from the United States, which is bound by its own laws to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

The 230-page lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Northern California, accuses Meta of fraud and false advertising, along with violating other consumer protection laws in various states. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Agencies may continue interpreting existing laws differently, while future administrations could reverse regulatory policies. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

The 9th Circuit also said the Commodity Exchange Act, which Kalshi says gives the CFTC authority that supersedes state laws, likely does not extend to Kalshi’s sports bets. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Albert Ramdin, secretary general of the Organization of American States, said while the hemispheric body cannot compel countries to keep undocumented migrants when their laws do not permit it, as in the case of the termination of TPS. — Gérard Maxineau, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026