"Law" is a word in ENGLISH
The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it
is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old
Testament.
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.
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.
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.
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.
An exclamation of mild surprise.
Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute, resolution,
judicial, decision, usage, etc., or recognized, and enforced, by the
controlling authority.
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.
Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity;
applied justice.
An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing
and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other
organized community.
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.
Same as Lawe, v. t.
Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation;
as, to go law.
An oath, as in the presence of a court.
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Read the complete definitionAn opposing law or rule of any kind.
Read the complete definitionOpposition of one law or rule to another law or rule.
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Read the complete definitionAn elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics.
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Read the complete definitionRegulations, ordinances, or rules enacted by a private corporation for its own government
Read the complete definitionA law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; …
Read the complete definitionA law or rule.
Read the complete definitionThe science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or …
Read the complete definitionIn Roman law. The rule which is commonly expressed ln the maxim, Quod ab initio non valet tractu temporis non …
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Read the complete definitionA system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the …
Read the complete definitionor CHAMBER DEACONS. In old English law. Certain poor Irish scholars, clothed in mean habit, and living under no rule; …
Read the complete definitionIn ecclesiastical law. A congregation' of ecclesiastical persons in a cathedral church, consisting of canons, or* prebendaries, whereof the dean …
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