Laws

Word LAWS
Character 4
Hyphenation laws
Pronunciations /lɑz/

Definitions and meanings of "Laws"

What do we mean by laws?

The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.

(more generally) A rule, such as:

The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.

A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).

The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).

Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.

Litigation, legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).

An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.

One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.

An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)

Things that are meant to be broken. Urban Dictionary

Officers Of The Law//Police Urban Dictionary

A shortened exclamation of Lord, Lordy, oh Lord and good Lord. Urban Dictionary

Your spouse's brother's/sister's spouse. Basically someone who will never be related to your kids, so you don't have to give a shit about. The feeling is mutual. Urban Dictionary

A mathematical equation representing productivity (especially on all nighters). It is as following: P = (1/C*S)(E) Where P is productivity, C is the catchiness of the song playing, S is sleepiness, and E is energy drinks consumed in the last hour. Urban Dictionary

Another word for "technically." Urban Dictionary

The act in which you are brutally honest with a friend, mainly about their crush/partner etc., as they're blinded by their own 'romantic' feelings. No feelings are spared just cos you're friends. Urban Dictionary

People who don't like you and are constantly talking about you, spreading slander on Urban Dictionary! Urban Dictionary

Someone who will be a prime suspect after your murder. Usually mother-In-laws are the worst, not because of their hatred of you, but because the will question you to death. Urban Dictionary

The defintion of this word has been removed since it has been deemed unlawful to display it in public domain, under ammendment 15th to the convention treaty of 1987. See section 7B for further details. Urban Dictionary

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The word "laws" in example sentences

You are correct when you say “As the laws of nature are time scale independent , both obey exactly the same laws”. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Frege's main point in all this is that whereas all prescriptive laws can be categorized as ˜laws of thought™ on the basis that they tell what we ought to think, only one kind of descriptive laws deserves to be come under the same heading: the set of psychological descriptive laws (ibid.). ❋ Kusch, Martin (2007)

The lower class having become more acquainted with their governing laws, have also become infinitely more obedient to them, and I have observed _that particular care is taken among most of them to explain to each other the nature of the laws_, and to point out in their usual style the ill consequences attending any violation of them. ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

The word “Pandects” is a term of great importance in the investigation of the origin of the Roman laws; it points directly and certainly to the fact that the Roman laws, known as the _Pandects_, were gathered from all laws, for such is the import of the term itself when it is associated with the term _laws_. ❋ Various (N/A)

The difficulty which inheres in this postulate is the unquestioned fact that all motion in nature follows certain immutable _laws_*, [* These laws, so far as known, form the basis of what we call physics and chemistry.] and _the origin of these laws_ is not accounted for by the theory. ❋ Theodore Graebner (1913)

It carefully abstains from averring in _which_ of "the late proceedings in relation to the public revenue the President has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws," It carefully abstains from specifying _what laws_ or _what parts_ of the Constitution have been violated. ❋ Unknown (1878)

There is a law above all the laws of men, the authority of which remains for ever unchangeable; and when any _human laws_ are in opposition to the _divine_, it is our duty to obey God rather than man. ❋ John Cunningham (1856)

We deem it another radical defect in Mr. Combe's theory of "natural laws," that he represents the _distinct existence and independent action of these laws_ as "the key to the Divine government," as the one principle which explains all apparent irregularities, and accounts satisfactorily for the casualties and calamities of human life. ❋ James Buchanan (1837)

And just as the democrat will not admit of a secular constitution which the people could not destroy and which would prevent him from making bad laws; just as the democrat will not submit -- if we may adopt the terminology of Aristotle -- to being governed by _laws_, to be governed that is by an ancient body of law which would check the people and obstruct it in its daily fabrication of _decrees_; so just in the same spirit the democrat does not admit of a God Who has issued His commandments, Who has issued His body of laws, anterior and superior to all the laws and all the decrees of men, and Who sets His limit on the legislative eccentricities of the people, on its capricious omnipotence, in a word, on the sovereignty of the people. ❋ ��mile Faguet (1881)

_secondly_, to reduce these facts under general laws; and, _thirdly_, to investigate the "causes" by which both _facts_ and _laws_ may be accounted for. ❋ James Buchanan (1837)

a substitute for written laws, which that barbarous period had not; and as no society can exist without _laws_, the ignorance of the people had recourse to these _customs_, which, evil and absurd as they were, closed endless controversies. ❋ Isaac Disraeli (1807)

We find, indeed, that even in the subsequent acts of a continuous, but mediate creation, he is compelled to acknowledge a supernatural power as acting, in each individual case, according to established natural laws; for he says expressly, "There cannot be _an inherent intelligence in these laws_; the intelligence appears _external to the laws_, something of which the laws are but as the expression of the will and power. ❋ James Buchanan (1837)

Our first recipe from in laws is Patsy's Blueberry Crumb Cake, coming to us from Family, Friends & Food. ❋ Laura (2009)

Huh? A radical change in laws is required to seize insolvent banks? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Both in the sense that I think that the things to which statists apply the term laws are without any color of sovereign authority, and also because I think the statist conception of law itself depends on a logical impossibility, i.e. a just state. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The banks were paid by the borrowers to properly follow the title laws that they themselves wrote. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. ❋ Martin A. Nowak (2011)

These provisions are universal in their application, to all persons within the territorial jurisdiction, without regard to any differences of race, of color, or of nationality; and the equal protection of the laws is a pledge of the protection of equal laws .... ❋ Unknown (2010)

I broke [a whole mess] of laws today: [DUI], possession of narcotics, and [sodomy]. ❋ APfromMSP (2006)

I [dont] like [tha] [fuckin] laws ❋ Shay (2006)

"Laws, that's a [big cat]" Rob - "You stepped in [dog poop]." [Mom Mom] Williams - "Laws" ❋ Rob's Mom Mom Williams (2005)

Your Wife: "My brother [Todd's] wife is such a cow!" You: "Who gives [a rat's]? She's my [in-law in-law]." ❋ Uncle Des (2010)

Bro 1: Man, I had a [shitton] of [homework] last night. Bro 2: Did you at least [get it] all done? Bro 1: Law's Law, bro. ❋ MonsieurLaw (2011)

Teacher: You didn't [show your work] on the [homework] Student: It doesn't say "show your work," so [by law] I don't have to ❋ Malignanttumour (2019)

"I am [gonna] Will-Law you. He is [not worth it], he's [just plain rude]." ❋ ChaiKittyBurps (2021)

Oh, you haven't met ([insert] word) until you've met my [in-laws]! ❋ This Is Crazy (2013)

Stereotypical veteran [father-in-law]: "Let me show you my [M14]." [Mother-in-law]: "You should take better care of the kids, they're only 21 you know." ❋ Wedding Crasher (2010)

<[censored]> has recently been used against the in [order] to [demonstrate] the of . ❋ Walex (2003)

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