a 

rule made by a government that states how people may and may

not behave in society and in business, and that
often orders particular punishments if they do not obey, or
a system of such rules: Meaning of law in English
 

law
noun
UK 
 /lɔː/ US 
 /lɑː/
law noun (RULE)
 
B1 [ C  ]
a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the
way in which a society behaves:
There are laws against drinking in the street.
The laws governing the possession of firearms are being reviewed.
They led the fight to impose laws on smoking.
[ + -ing verb  or + to infinitive  ] Many doctors backed plans for a law
banning/to ban all tobacco advertising.
See also
bylaw
lawsuit
lawyer
 
B2 [ U  ]
(often the law)
the system of rules of a particular country, group,
or area of activity:
What does the law say about having alcohol in the blood while driving?
Of course robbery is against the law!
 The judge ruled that the directors had knowingly broken the law.
You can't take that course of action and remain within the law.
They have to provide a contract by law.
It was a detailed study of international human rights law.
 
B2 [ U  ]
the area of knowledge or work that involves studying or workin
g with the law :
She's going to study law at university.
a law firm in New York
 
[ S  ] informal
the police:
The law was/were out in force at the demonstration.
  go to law
 
When someone goes to law about something,
they ask a court to make a legal judgment about it.
 More examples
 Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.
 The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under
the age of 16.
 We're campaigning for a repeal of the abortion laws.
 The police want tougher laws for dealing with drug traffickers.
 The new law will outlaw smoking in public places.
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law noun (PRINCIPLE)
 
C2 [ C  ]
a general rule that states what always happens when the
same conditions exist:
Newton's laws of motion
the laws of nature/physics
humorous The first law of (= the most important principle in) politics is
- if you're going to lie, don't get found out!
See also
Murphy's law humorous
Parkinson's law humorous
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Idioms
be a law unto yourself
the law of averages
the law of the jungle
take the law into your own hands
there's one law for the rich and another for the poor

(Definition of   law  from the  Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary &

Thesaurus   © Cambridge University Press)

law | AMERICAN DICTIONARY

law
noun
US 
 /lɔ/
law noun (RULE)
 
[ C/U  ]
a rule made by a government that states how people may and
may not behave in society and in business, and that
often orders particular punishments if they do not obey, or
a system of such rules:
[ U  ] civil/criminal law
[ U  ] federal/state law
[ C  ] We have a law in this state that drivers must wear seatbelts.
[ U  ] She’s studying law at Georgetown University.
[ U  ] Playing loud music late at night is against the law.

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