law
The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
Other meanings
The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
Common law, as contrasted with equity.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old Norse "lǫg".
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This definition is adapted from “law” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.