law

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Abbreviation 2 English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Synonyms 2.3.2 Derived terms 2.3.3 Translations 2.4 See also 2.5 References 3 Lower Sorbian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Scots 4.1 Noun 5 Sranan Tongo 5.1 Verb

[edit] Translingual

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law

1. The ISO 639-3 official language code of Lauje (SIL)

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English lagu, from Proto-Norse *lagu, Old Norse lǫg (pl.)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: lô, IPA: /lɔː/, SAMPA: /lO:/

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• (US) IPA: /lɑ/, /lɔ/, SAMPA: /lA/, /lO/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː
• Homophones: lore (in some non-rhotic accents)

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law (countable and uncountable; plural laws)

1. (uncountable) The body of rules and standards issued by a government, or to be applied by courts and similar authorities.

   By law, one is not allowed to own a wallaby in New York City.

2. A particular such rule.

   It is against the law to drive on that road.

3. (more generally) A written or understood rule that concerns behaviours and the appropriate consequences thereof. Laws are usually associated with mores.

   "Mind your own business" is a good law to follow.

4. A one-sided contract.
5. A well-established, observed physical characteristic or behavior of nature.

   Newton and Einstein understood the law of gravitation in very different ways.

6. (mathematics) A statement that is true under specified conditions.
7. 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".
8. (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the MCC.
9. (slang, uncountable) The police.

   Here comes the law — run!

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• (observed physical law): theorem
• (in mathematics): theorem

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[edit] See also

• Appendix:Legal terms
• Appendix:Glossary of legal terms
• Category:Law

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Etymology in ODS

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[edit] Lower Sorbian

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From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewo-.

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law m.

1. lion

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[edit] Scots

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law (plural laws)

1. law
2. rounded hill (usually conical, frequently isolated or conspicuous)

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[edit] Verb

law

1. To be crazy