Dictionary Check: law
"law" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
Example:
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"
noun
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
Example:
"there is a law against kidnapping"
noun
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
noun
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
Example:
"the laws of thermodynamics"
noun
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
noun
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
Example:
"he studied law at Yale"
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