Definition of "law"
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The body of rules and standards issued by a government, or to be applied by courts and similar authorities.
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A particular such rule.
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A written or understood rule that concerns behaviours and the appropriate consequences thereof. Laws are usually associated with mores.
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A well-established, observed physical characteristic or behavior of nature. The word is used to simply identify "what happens," without implying any explanatory mechanism or causation. Compare to theory.
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A statement that is true under specified conditions.
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A category of English "common law" petitions that request monetary relief, as opposed to relief in forms other than a monetary judgment; compare to "equity".
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One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the MCC.
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The police.
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One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to chaos.
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A tumulus of stones.
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A hill.
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interjection:
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An exclamation of mild surprise; lawks.
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