Collins English-English Dictionary

law [lɔː]

1. 1. n a rule or set of rules, enforceable by the courts, regulating the government of a state, the relationship between the organs of government and the subjects of the state, and the relationship or conduct of subjects towards each other

2. 2. n law of nature a generalization based on a recurring fact or event

3. 3. n a rule or body of rules made by the legislature - See statute law

4. 4. n a rule or body of rules made by a municipal or other authority - See bylaw

5. 5. n the condition and control enforced by such rules

6. 6. n (in combination)

   lawcourt

7. 7. n a rule of conduct

   a law of etiquette

8. 8. n one of a set of rules governing a particular field of activity

   the laws of tennis

9. 9. n a binding force or statement

   his word is law

10. 10. n the science or knowledge of law; jurisprudence

11. 11. n the principles originating and formerly applied only in courts of common law - Compare equity

12. 12. n a general principle, formula, or rule describing a phenomenon in mathematics, science, philosophy, etc

    the laws of thermodynamics

13. 13. n short for Law of Moses - the English term for Torah

14. 14. n See also Oral Law Written Law

15. 15. n [Etymology] Old English lagu, from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic lög (pl) things laid down, law

law [lɔː]

1. 1. n [Scot] a hill, esp one rounded in shape

2. 2. n [Etymology] Old English hlæw

law [lɔː]

1. 1. adj a Scot word for low