laws

NOUN

rules of a government, society

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act case charge charter code constitution decision decree legislation mandate measure order precedent regulation requirement ruling statute

STRONG

assize behest bidding bylaw canon caveat command commandment covenant demand dictate divestiture edict enactment equity garnishment injunction institute instruction jurisprudence notice ordinance precept prescript prescription subpoena summons warrant writ

WEAK

decretum due process reg

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorganization lawlessness

WEAK

breaking transgression violation

NOUN

standard, principle of behavior

Synonyms

STRONGEST

proposal regulation rule

STRONG

assumption axiom base canon cause criterion exigency formula foundation fundamental generalization ground guide maxim origin postulate precept proposition reason source theorem truth usage

WEAK

principium

Antonyms

STRONG

consequence effect end outcome outgrowth result

WEAK

breaking lawlessness transgression violation

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Laws and traditions evolved to strengthen those ties of confidentiality.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Laws regarding cohabiting unmarried partners and co-ownership vary by state.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Laws banning social media for children haven’t gotten very far in the U.S., but that’s not the case overseas.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Laws change, as do values, societal expectations, the means of communication, the technologies of political life.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

In early 1865, Illinois struck down its Black Laws and became the first state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which enshrined in the Constitution the end of slavery.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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