law
n. rule enacted by a community or country; body of rules by which order and justice is maintained; study of laws, jurisprudence; legal profession; custom, principle, convention v. litigate; sue, prosecute LAW (Light Anti-Armor Weapon) portable light anti-tank weapon made in United States | ||||
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Law Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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software law
<legal> Software may, under various circumstances and in various countries, be restricted by patent or copyright or both. Most commercial software is sold under some kind of software license.
A patent normally covers the design of something with a function such as a machine or process. Copyright restricts the right to make and distribute copies of something written or recorded, such as a song or a book of recipies. Software has both these aspects - it embodies functional design in the algorithms and data structures it uses and it could also be considered as a recording which can be copied and "performed" (run).
"Look and feel" lawsuits attempt to monopolize well-known command languages; some have succeeded. Copyrights on command languages enforce gratuitous incompatibility, close opportunities for competition, and stifle incremental improvements.
Software patents are even more dangerous; they make every design decision in the development of a program carry a risk of a lawsuit, with draconian pretrial seizure. It is difficult and expensive to find out whether the techniques you consider using are patented; it is impossible to find out whether they will be patented in the future.
The proper use of copyright is to prevent software piracy - unauthorised duplication of software. This is completely different from copying the idea behind the program in the same way that photocopying a book differs from writing another book on the same subject.
Usenet newsgroup: news:misc.legal.computing.
["The Software Developer's and Marketer's Legal Companion", Gene K. Landy, 1993, AW, 0-201-62276-9].
(1994-11-16)
Law Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Law
(v. t.)
Same as Lawe, v. t.
(n.)
Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law.
(n.)
The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament.
(n.)
Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity; applied justice.
(n.)
In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as imposed by the will of God or by some controlling authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self-preservation.
(n.)
In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the conscience or moral nature.
(n.)
In matematics: The rule according to which anything, as the change of value of a variable, or the value of the terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.
(n.)
In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent or a power acts.
(n.)
In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.
(n.)
Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one subject, or emanating from one source; -- including usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman law; the law of real property; insurance law.
(n.)
Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority.
(n.)
An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community.
(n.)
An oath, as in the presence of a court.
(interj.)
An exclamation of mild surprise.
(v. t.)
Same as Lawe, v. t.
(n.)
Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law.
(n.)
The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament.
(n.)
Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity; applied justice.
(n.)
In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as imposed by the will of God or by some controlling authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self-preservation.
(n.)
In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the conscience or moral nature.
(n.)
In matematics: The rule according to which anything, as the change of value of a variable, or the value of the terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.
(n.)
In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent or a power acts.
(n.)
In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.
(n.)
Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one subject, or emanating from one source; -- including usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman law; the law of real property; insurance law.
(n.)
Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority.
(n.)
An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community.
(n.)
An oath, as in the presence of a court.
(interj.)
An exclamation of mild surprise.
| WordNet 2.0 |
law
Noun
1. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
(hypernym) legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
(hyponym) anti-drug law
(part-holonym) jurisprudence
(classification) jurisprudence
2. the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
(synonym) jurisprudence
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) administrative law
(class) adjective, procedural
3. a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"
(synonym) law of nature
(hypernym) concept, conception, construct
(hyponym) all-or-none law
(part-holonym) theory
4. a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
(synonym) natural law
(hypernym) concept, conception, construct
(hyponym) divine law
5. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"
(synonym) practice of law
(hypernym) learned profession
(classification) jurisprudence
(class) disbar
6. the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
(synonym) police, police force, constabulary
(hypernym) force, personnel
(hyponym) Europol, European Law Enforcement Organisation
(member-meronym) policeman, police officer, officer
7. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
(synonym) jurisprudence, legal philosophy
(hypernym) philosophy
(hyponym) contract law
Noun
1. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
(hypernym) legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
(hyponym) anti-drug law
(part-holonym) jurisprudence
(classification) jurisprudence
2. the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
(synonym) jurisprudence
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) administrative law
(class) adjective, procedural
3. a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"
(synonym) law of nature
(hypernym) concept, conception, construct
(hyponym) all-or-none law
(part-holonym) theory
4. a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
(synonym) natural law
(hypernym) concept, conception, construct
(hyponym) divine law
5. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"
(synonym) practice of law
(hypernym) learned profession
(classification) jurisprudence
(class) disbar
6. the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
(synonym) police, police force, constabulary
(hypernym) force, personnel
(hyponym) Europol, European Law Enforcement Organisation
(member-meronym) policeman, police officer, officer
7. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
(synonym) jurisprudence, legal philosophy
(hypernym) philosophy
(hyponym) contract law
| The Devil's Dictionary |
LAW
Law, (n.)
Once Law was sitting on the bench,
And Mercy knelt a-weeping.
"Clear out!" he cried, "disordered wench!
Nor come before me creeping.
Upon your knees if you appear,
'Tis plain your have no standing here."
Then Justice came. His Honor cried:
"Your" status? -- devil seize you!"
"Amica curiae," she replied --
"Friend of the court, so please you."
"Begone!" he shouted -- "there's the door --
I never saw your face before!"
G.J.
Law, (n.)
Once Law was sitting on the bench,
And Mercy knelt a-weeping.
"Clear out!" he cried, "disordered wench!
Nor come before me creeping.
Upon your knees if you appear,
'Tis plain your have no standing here."
Then Justice came. His Honor cried:
"Your" status? -- devil seize you!"
"Amica curiae," she replied --
"Friend of the court, so please you."
"Begone!" he shouted -- "there's the door --
I never saw your face before!"
G.J.
| Australian Slang |
Murphy's law
mock-scientific law which states “If something can go wrong, it will go wrong”
mock-scientific law which states “If something can go wrong, it will go wrong”
| Anagram |
law
awl
awl
| Lexicon of Thieves' Cant |
Figging law
the art of picking pockets
| hEnglish - advanced version |
law
law
\law\ (l&add;), n. [oe. lawe, laghe, as. lagu, from the root of e. lie: akin to os. lag, icel. l?g, sw. lag, dan. lov; cf. l. lex, e. legal. a law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. l. statuere to make to stand. see lie to be prostrate.]
1. in general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent or a power acts.
note: a law may be universal or particular, written or unwritten, published or secret. from the nature of the highest laws a degree of permanency or stability is always implied; but the power which makes a law, or a superior power, may annul or change it. these are the statutes and judgments and law, which the lord made. xxvi. 46. the law of thy god, and the law of the king. --ezra vii. 26. as if they would confine the interminable who made our laws to bind us, not himself. his mind his kingdom, and his will his law.
2. in morals: the will of god as the rule for the disposition and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the conscience or moral nature.
3. the jewish or mosaic code, and that part of scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the old testament. what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law but now the righteousness of god without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets. iii. 19, 21.
4. in human government: (a) an organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community. (b) any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority.
5. in philosophy and physics: a rule of being, operation, or change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as imposed by the will of god or by some controlling authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self-preservation.
6. in matematics: the rule according to which anything, as the change of value of a variable, or the value of the terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.
7. in arts, works, games, etc.: the rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.
8. collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one subject, or emanating from one source; -- including usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial proceedings under them; as, divine law; english law; roman law; the law of real property; insurance law.
9. legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity; applied justice. reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason. oke. law is beneficence acting by rule. and sovereign law, that state's collected will o'er thrones and globes elate, sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill. w. jones.
10. trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law. when every case in law is right. he found law dear and left it cheap.
11. an oath, as in the presence of a court. [obs.] see wager of law , under wager.
valued-policy law
positive law
law of definite proportions
commercial law
periodic law
third law of thermodynamics
crown law
le chatelier`s law
insolvent law
brothers-in-law
coulomb`s law
mercantile law
law of equal areas
daughters-in-law
constitutional law
gay lussac`s law
nine points of the law
homestead exemption law
daughter-in-law
law binding
law of volumes
matter of law
law of mortality
boyle`s law
law of effect
kepler`s law of planetary motion
maine law
bankrupt law
law agent
law language
law of frequency of error
public law
homestead law
zeroth law of thermodynamics
body of a law
law officer
to go to law
law of error
wager of law
weber`s law
kepler`s law
marine law
canon law
parliamentary law
law student
special law
law firm
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law
\law\ (l&add;), n. [oe. lawe, laghe, as. lagu, from the root of e. lie: akin to os. lag, icel. l?g, sw. lag, dan. lov; cf. l. lex, e. legal. a law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. l. statuere to make to stand. see lie to be prostrate.]
1. in general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent or a power acts.
note: a law may be universal or particular, written or unwritten, published or secret. from the nature of the highest laws a degree of permanency or stability is always implied; but the power which makes a law, or a superior power, may annul or change it. these are the statutes and judgments and law, which the lord made. xxvi. 46. the law of thy god, and the law of the king. --ezra vii. 26. as if they would confine the interminable who made our laws to bind us, not himself. his mind his kingdom, and his will his law.
2. in morals: the will of god as the rule for the disposition and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the conscience or moral nature.
3. the jewish or mosaic code, and that part of scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the old testament. what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law but now the righteousness of god without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets. iii. 19, 21.
4. in human government: (a) an organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community. (b) any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the controlling authority.
5. in philosophy and physics: a rule of being, operation, or change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as imposed by the will of god or by some controlling authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self-preservation.
6. in matematics: the rule according to which anything, as the change of value of a variable, or the value of the terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.
7. in arts, works, games, etc.: the rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.
8. collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one subject, or emanating from one source; -- including usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial proceedings under them; as, divine law; english law; roman law; the law of real property; insurance law.
9. legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity; applied justice. reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason. oke. law is beneficence acting by rule. and sovereign law, that state's collected will o'er thrones and globes elate, sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill. w. jones.
10. trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law. when every case in law is right. he found law dear and left it cheap.
11. an oath, as in the presence of a court. [obs.] see wager of law , under wager.
valued-policy law
positive law
law of definite proportions
commercial law
periodic law
third law of thermodynamics
crown law
le chatelier`s law
insolvent law
brothers-in-law
coulomb`s law
mercantile law
law of equal areas
daughters-in-law
constitutional law
gay lussac`s law
nine points of the law
homestead exemption law
daughter-in-law
law binding
law of volumes
matter of law
law of mortality
boyle`s law
law of effect
kepler`s law of planetary motion
maine law
bankrupt law
law agent
law language
law of frequency of error
public law
homestead law
zeroth law of thermodynamics
body of a law
law officer
to go to law
law of error
wager of law
weber`s law
kepler`s law
marine law
canon law
parliamentary law
law student
special law
law firm
law of multiple proportions
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| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
law
dlí, reacht
law abiding: umhal don dlí
law and order: an dlí agus an tsíocháin
law court: cúirt dlí
dlí, reacht
law abiding: umhal don dlí
law and order: an dlí agus an tsíocháin
law court: cúirt dlí
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Cyfraith
Cyfraith = n. mutual right; law, judicial process
Cyfraith = n. mutual right; law, judicial process
Cynghaws
Cynghaws = n. issue at law, a suit; an advocate or council
Cynghawsedd
Cynghawsedd = n. law process
Cyraith
Cyraith = n. law of fate
Dadreithio
Dadreithio = v. to divest of law
Daw
Daw = n. a boon; a son in law, a coming onward
Deddf
Deddf = n. statute, law, ordinance
Rhaith
Rhaith = n. right; law; jury
Rheithiol
Rheithiol = a. established as law
Law Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
LAW
Rules established by a governing authority to institute and maintain orderly coexistence.
An act of Congress (state legislature) that has been signed by the president (governor) or passed over his veto by Congress. Public bills, when signed, become public laws, and are cited by the letters 'PL' and a hyphenated number. The two digits before the hyphen correspond to the Congress, and the one or more digits after the hyphen refer to the numerical sequence in which the bills were signed by the president during that Congress.
In the Middle Ages, law was considered to have been dictated by Divine Will, and revealed to wise men. The most ancient legal precedents and customs were considered to be the best law, and much of Continental Europe wound up modeling secular law after the old Roman law. In Byzantium, secular and sacred law were somewhat intermingled, with secular law taking precedence. In Western Europe, however, religious and secular law were separate bodies. Church law was known as Canon Law, and applied to the clergy, to the secular world in matters of the administration of the Sacraments such as marriage, and to the immunity of the clergy from secular law. This is the root of the conflict between Church and State. St. Augustine arranged law thru three levels:
Divine law, a perfect system comprehended thru faith and reason;
Natural law, which could be understood by all creatures, lacked the perfection of faith, and could be improved by philosophy;
Temporal (secular) law, obedience to which was enjoined on all Christians, save where it conflicted with Divine or Canon law.
In its most general and comprehensive sense, law signifies a rule of action, and is applied indiscriminately to all kinds of action; whether animate or inanimate, rational or irrational. In its more confined sense, law denotes the rule, not of actions in general, but of human action or conduct.
Law is generally divided into four principle classes, namely: Natural law; The law of nations; Public law; and, Private or civil law.
When considered in relation to its origin, it is statute law or common law.
When examined as to its different systems it is divided into civil law, common law, canon law.
When applied to objects, it is civil, criminal or penal.
It is also divided into natural law and positive law. Into written law, lex scripta; and unwritten law, lex non scripta. Into law merchant, martial law, municipal law and foreign law. When considered as to their duration, laws are immutable and arbitrary or positive. When viewed as to their effect, they are prospective and retrospective.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Rules established by a governing authority to institute and maintain orderly coexistence.
An act of Congress (state legislature) that has been signed by the president (governor) or passed over his veto by Congress. Public bills, when signed, become public laws, and are cited by the letters 'PL' and a hyphenated number. The two digits before the hyphen correspond to the Congress, and the one or more digits after the hyphen refer to the numerical sequence in which the bills were signed by the president during that Congress.
In the Middle Ages, law was considered to have been dictated by Divine Will, and revealed to wise men. The most ancient legal precedents and customs were considered to be the best law, and much of Continental Europe wound up modeling secular law after the old Roman law. In Byzantium, secular and sacred law were somewhat intermingled, with secular law taking precedence. In Western Europe, however, religious and secular law were separate bodies. Church law was known as Canon Law, and applied to the clergy, to the secular world in matters of the administration of the Sacraments such as marriage, and to the immunity of the clergy from secular law. This is the root of the conflict between Church and State. St. Augustine arranged law thru three levels:
Divine law, a perfect system comprehended thru faith and reason;
Natural law, which could be understood by all creatures, lacked the perfection of faith, and could be improved by philosophy;
Temporal (secular) law, obedience to which was enjoined on all Christians, save where it conflicted with Divine or Canon law.
In its most general and comprehensive sense, law signifies a rule of action, and is applied indiscriminately to all kinds of action; whether animate or inanimate, rational or irrational. In its more confined sense, law denotes the rule, not of actions in general, but of human action or conduct.
Law is generally divided into four principle classes, namely: Natural law; The law of nations; Public law; and, Private or civil law.
When considered in relation to its origin, it is statute law or common law.
When examined as to its different systems it is divided into civil law, common law, canon law.
When applied to objects, it is civil, criminal or penal.
It is also divided into natural law and positive law. Into written law, lex scripta; and unwritten law, lex non scripta. Into law merchant, martial law, municipal law and foreign law. When considered as to their duration, laws are immutable and arbitrary or positive. When viewed as to their effect, they are prospective and retrospective.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
| Duhaime.org Legal Dictionary |
Law
All the rules of conduct that have been approved by the government and which are in force over a certain territory and which must be obeyed by all persons on that territory (eg. the 'laws' of Australia). - (read more on Law)
All the rules of conduct that have been approved by the government and which are in force over a certain territory and which must be obeyed by all persons on that territory (eg. the 'laws' of Australia). - (read more on Law)
| Law Dictionary |
Law
The legislative pronouncement of rules to guide one's actions in society;the total of those rules of conduct put in force by legislative authority orcourt decisions, or established by local custom.
The legislative pronouncement of rules to guide one's actions in society;the total of those rules of conduct put in force by legislative authority orcourt decisions, or established by local custom.
| HMCS Legal Terms |
Law
The system made up of rules established by an act of parliament, custom or practice enjoining or prohibiting certain action (see also Common Law)
The system made up of rules established by an act of parliament, custom or practice enjoining or prohibiting certain action (see also Common Law)
Law Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| International Relations and Security Acronyms |
LAW
Light Attack Wing; Light-Weight Anti-Tank Weapon
Light Attack Wing; Light-Weight Anti-Tank Weapon
| UK Post Codes and Counties |
Law
County: South Lanarkshire
Post Code: ML8
County: South Lanarkshire
Post Code: ML8
Law Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Theological and Philosophical Biography and Dictionary |
Law, William
(1686-1761) tried to refute DeistTindal's arguments; God's actions are not always according to human reason; his devotional works influenced John Wesley; wrote 1. The Case of Reason and 2. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, The Spirit of Love.
(1686-1761) tried to refute DeistTindal's arguments; God's actions are not always according to human reason; his devotional works influenced John Wesley; wrote 1. The Case of Reason and 2. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, The Spirit of Love.
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
law
ius iuris, lex legis
ius iuris, lex legis
agreement
foedus
Law Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Law
a rule of action. (1.) The Law of Nature is the will of God as to human conduct, founded on the moral difference of things, and discoverable by natural light (Rom. 1:20; 2:14, 15). This law binds all men at all times. It is generally designated by the term conscience, or the capacity of being influenced by the moral relations of things. (2.) The Ceremonial Law prescribes under the Old Testament the rites and ceremonies of worship. This law was obligatory only till Christ, of whom these rites were typical, had finished his work (Heb. 7:9, 11; 10:1; Eph. 2:16). It was fulfilled rather than abrogated by the gospel. (3.) The Judicial Law, the law which directed the civil policy of the Hebrew nation. (4.) The Moral Law is the revealed will of God as to human conduct, binding on all men to the end of time. It was promulgated at Sinai. It is perfect (Ps. 19:7), perpetual (Matt. 5:17, 18), holy (Rom. 7:12), good, spiritual (14), and exceeding broad (Ps. 119:96). Although binding on all, we are not under it as a covenant of works (Gal. 3:17). (See COMMANDMENTS.) (5.) Positive Laws are precepts founded only on the will of God. They are right because God commands them. (6.) Moral positive laws are commanded by God because they are right.
a rule of action. (1.) The Law of Nature is the will of God as to human conduct, founded on the moral difference of things, and discoverable by natural light (Rom. 1:20; 2:14, 15). This law binds all men at all times. It is generally designated by the term conscience, or the capacity of being influenced by the moral relations of things. (2.) The Ceremonial Law prescribes under the Old Testament the rites and ceremonies of worship. This law was obligatory only till Christ, of whom these rites were typical, had finished his work (Heb. 7:9, 11; 10:1; Eph. 2:16). It was fulfilled rather than abrogated by the gospel. (3.) The Judicial Law, the law which directed the civil policy of the Hebrew nation. (4.) The Moral Law is the revealed will of God as to human conduct, binding on all men to the end of time. It was promulgated at Sinai. It is perfect (Ps. 19:7), perpetual (Matt. 5:17, 18), holy (Rom. 7:12), good, spiritual (14), and exceeding broad (Ps. 119:96). Although binding on all, we are not under it as a covenant of works (Gal. 3:17). (See COMMANDMENTS.) (5.) Positive Laws are precepts founded only on the will of God. They are right because God commands them. (6.) Moral positive laws are commanded by God because they are right.
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Law
The word is properly used, in Scripture as elsewhere, to express a definite commandment laid down by any recognized authority; but when the word is used with the article, and without any words of limitation, it refers to the expressed will to God, and in nine cases out of ten to the Mosaic law, or to the Pentateuch of which it forms the chief portion. The Hebrew word torah (law) lays more stress on its moral authority, as teaching the truth and guiding in the right way; the Greek nomos (law), on its constraining power as imposed and enforced by a recognized authority. The sense of the word, however, extends its scope and assumes a more abstracts character in the writings of St. Paul. Nomos, when used by him with the article, still refers in general to the law of Moses; but when used without the article, so as to embrace any manifestation of "law," it includes all powers which act on the will of man by compulsion, or by the pressure of external motives, whether their commands be or be not expressed in definite forms. The occasional use of the word "law" (as in (Romans 3:27) "law of faith") to denote an internal principle of action does not really mitigate against the general rule. It should also be noticed that the title "the Law" is occasionally used loosely to refer to the whole of the Old Testament, as in (John 10:34) referring to (Psalms 82:6) in (John 15:25) referring to (Psalms 35:19) and in (1 Corinthians 14:21) referring to (Isaiah 28:11,12)
The word is properly used, in Scripture as elsewhere, to express a definite commandment laid down by any recognized authority; but when the word is used with the article, and without any words of limitation, it refers to the expressed will to God, and in nine cases out of ten to the Mosaic law, or to the Pentateuch of which it forms the chief portion. The Hebrew word torah (law) lays more stress on its moral authority, as teaching the truth and guiding in the right way; the Greek nomos (law), on its constraining power as imposed and enforced by a recognized authority. The sense of the word, however, extends its scope and assumes a more abstracts character in the writings of St. Paul. Nomos, when used by him with the article, still refers in general to the law of Moses; but when used without the article, so as to embrace any manifestation of "law," it includes all powers which act on the will of man by compulsion, or by the pressure of external motives, whether their commands be or be not expressed in definite forms. The occasional use of the word "law" (as in (Romans 3:27) "law of faith") to denote an internal principle of action does not really mitigate against the general rule. It should also be noticed that the title "the Law" is occasionally used loosely to refer to the whole of the Old Testament, as in (John 10:34) referring to (Psalms 82:6) in (John 15:25) referring to (Psalms 35:19) and in (1 Corinthians 14:21) referring to (Isaiah 28:11,12)
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Dothan
the law; custom
the law; custom
India
praise; law
Law Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Law
to-gav (anc.)
to-gav (anc.)
| English - Klingon |
law
n. chut
n. chut
| Klingon - English |
law'
v. be many
v. suffix : seemingly, apparently
Comment :
Expresses that the speaker is uncertain, and may even be thought of as meaning I think or I suspect
e.g. :
DuSeHlaw' - "He/she seems to be controlling you" or "I think he/she is controlling you".
This word is also used when making comparisons. The expression "A is more Q than B" is written "A Q law' B Q puS" in Klingon (See Hoch (all, everything).
v. be many
v. suffix : seemingly, apparently
Comment :
Expresses that the speaker is uncertain, and may even be thought of as meaning I think or I suspect
e.g. :
DuSeHlaw' - "He/she seems to be controlling you" or "I think he/she is controlling you".
This word is also used when making comparisons. The expression "A is more Q than B" is written "A Q law' B Q puS" in Klingon (See Hoch (all, everything).
Law Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Law
The upright right 'L'
hand, resting palm against palm on the upright left '5' 
hand, moves down in an arc a short distance, coming to rest on the base of the left palm.
The upright right 'L'
| Phobia |
Dikephobia
Fear of justice
Fear of justice
Liticaphobia
Fear of lawsuits
| Glossary of Sociology |
LAW
A written rule established by a political authority and backed by government.
A written rule established by a political authority and backed by government.
Law Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| General Chemistry Glossary |
law (natural law; scientific law)
Natural laws summarize patterns that recur in a large amount of data. Unlike human laws, natural laws don't forbid or permit; they describe.
Natural laws summarize patterns that recur in a large amount of data. Unlike human laws, natural laws don't forbid or permit; they describe.
| Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems |
Law
A statement, together with its qualifications, that postulates a constraint on the conceivable observations and that is not contradicted by observations or counter examples . E.g., the conservation law in physics (see thermodynamics ), and the law of requisite variety in cybernetics basically exclude what turns out to be empirically absent. Inasmuch as they exclude something, laws are construct ions, not to be confused with observable facts, and are often self-referential (see goedel's theorem , self-reference , rule ). (Krippendorff )
A statement, together with its qualifications, that postulates a constraint on the conceivable observations and that is not contradicted by observations or counter examples . E.g., the conservation law in physics (see thermodynamics ), and the law of requisite variety in cybernetics basically exclude what turns out to be empirically absent. Inasmuch as they exclude something, laws are construct ions, not to be confused with observable facts, and are often self-referential (see goedel's theorem , self-reference , rule ). (Krippendorff )
Law Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
LAW
LAW may refer to:
- Lightweight Anti-tank Weapon, like the M72 LAW (US Army) and the LAW 80 (British Army)
- Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights (also known as LAW)
- League of American Bicyclists, formerly known as the League of American Wheelmen
- Live Action Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion in North Carolina
- Live Audio Wrestling, a professional wrestling call-in show
- Lawyers Are Whimps
- Landywood railway station, England; National Rail station code LAW.
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Law
Law is a system of social rules usually enforced through a set of structured institutions. Law affects everyday life and society in a variety of ways. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading swaptions on a derivatives market. Property law defines rights and obligations related to buying, selling, or renting real property such as homes and buildings. Trust law applies to assets held for investment, such as pension funds. Tort law allows claims for compensation when someone or their property is harmed. If the harm is criminalised in a penal code, criminal law offers means by which the state prosecutes and punishes the perpetrator. Constitutional law provides a framework for creating laws, protecting people's human rights, and electing political representatives. administrative law relates to the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda. International law regulates affairs between sovereign nation-states in everything from trade to the environment to military action. "The rule of law", wrote the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle in 350 BCE, "is better than the rule of any individual."
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