law
🇺🇸
/lɔː/
🇬🇧
/lɔː/
noun
A2
a rule about crime or agreements
There should be a law against stealing.
A2
all the rules people must follow in a country
The new law protects everyone's rights.
B1
a specific area of rules
Copyright law protects creators' work.
B1
studying rules or being a lawyer
She wants to study law at university.
B2
the police and court system
He had trouble with the law last year.
B2
how things always happen in nature or business
The law of supply affects prices.
R
a science rule about nature
Newton's law explains how objects move.
R
a rule for a group or activity
The first law of our club is to be kind.
R
a rule for good behavior
Moral law teaches us to be honest.
translation
a rule about crime or agreements; all the rules people must follow in a country; a specific area of rules; studying rules or being a lawyer; the police and court system; how things always happen in nature or business; a science rule about nature; a rule for a group or activity; a rule for good behavior
Word Forms
Plural
laws