Definitions

law

[law] / lɔ /

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

transgression

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

Example Sentences

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She was a key advocate for a law prohibiting racial discrimination that was adopted in 2018.

From Barron's

Beijing condemns the U.S. seizures as violating international law.

From Barron's

Investors make money on high-interest rate loans while smaller law firms have the capital they need to take on deep-pocketed corporations and governments.

From Los Angeles Times

He definitely knows why he got an MRI, and he also knows full well that the Constitution outlines the laws he is obliged to follow.

From Salon

But speaking to CBS programme Face the Nation on Sunday, Massie suggested that the justice department was "flouting the spirit and the letter of the law".

From BBC

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