Synonym: act, decree, edict, formula, ordinance, principle, proclamation, regulation, rule, standard. Similar words: lawn, lawsuit, lawmaker. Meaning: [lɔː] n. 1. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity 2. the collection of rules imposed by authority 3. a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature 4. a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society 5. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system 6. the force of policemen and officers 7. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do.
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121. The law requires equal treatment for all, regardless of race, religion, or sex.
122. He had an unrivalled knowledge of south Arabian society, religion, law and customs.
123. They are determined to resist pressure to change the law.
124. Burt had high regard for his old law professor(sentencedict.com/law.html), Dr. Finch .
125. Police can invoke the law of trespass to regulate access to these places.
126. The military leadership have lifted martial law in several more towns.
127. The law obliges companies to pay decent wages to their employees.
128. If the law is to be effective it must be applied equitably.
129. In practice, this law is often given a wide interpretation by the police.
130. He occasionally infringe the law by parking near a junction.
131. She worked in a bank for a while before studying law.
132. Under planning law the maximum height for a fence or hedge is 2 metres.
133. The new law will put official corruption on the same legal footing as treason.
134. Allison back-burnered her prestigious law career when she had a baby.
135. The extreme penalty of the law in some countries is the death penalty.
136. Law enforcement agents intercepted a shipment of drugs from Latin America.
137. The new law should allow more disabled people to enter the mainstream of American life.
138. I am confident that we can restore peace,[sentencedict.com] stability and respect for the rule of law.
139. Defence attorneys can use any means within the law to get their client off.
140. The law requires a detailed analysis of the potential impact on the environment of a proposed project.
141. The Supreme Court has validated the lower court's interpretation of the law.
142. She would never resort to the law courts to resolve her marital problems.
143. There should be a law against people palming off rubbish like this.
144. It's the job of the police to enforce the law.
145. MPs were urged to amend the law to prevent another oil tanker disaster.
146. The government has just repealed the law segregating public facilities.
147. They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.
148. This latest tragedy merely confirms my view that the law must be tightened.
149. The new law on the protection of the environments is applicable to everybody from next year.
150. No one does anything about it and the law becomes a dead letter.