hyl-hylalalaolaylealeeleileoleuleylilielieuloloolowluau law Cross references: 1. hagiographa 2. prophets 3. hypothesis 1. law \'lo.\ n [ME, fr. OE lagu, of Scand origin; akin to ON lo:g law; akin to OE] often attrib licgan to lie - more at LIE 1a
a binding custom or practice of a community
a rule of conduct or a ction prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority 1a
the whole body of such customs, practices, or rules 1a
COMMON LAW 1b
the control brought about by the existence or enforcement of such law 1b
the action of laws considered as a means of redressing wrongs; also
LITIGATION 1b
the agency of or an agent of established law
a rule or order that it is advisable or obligatory to observe
something compatible with or enforceable by established law
CONTROL, AUTHORITY often cap
the revelation of the will of God set forth in the Old Testament cap
the first part of the Jewish scriptures
PENTATEUCH
a rule of construction or prodecure
the whole body of laws relating to one subject
the legal profession
law as a department of knowledge
JURISPRUDENCE
legal knowledge obs
MERCY, INDULGENCE
a statement of an order or relation of phenomena that so far as is know n is invariable under the given conditions
a relation proved or assumed to hold between mathematical or logical ex pressions
the observed regularity of nature M, ORDINANCE, CANON mean a principle governing action or procedure. LAW implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority; RULE applies to more restricted or specific situations, may include self-imposed principles or action, and implies much less inexorability; REGULATION often equals RULE but carries a stronger implication of prescription by authority in order to control an organization or system; PRECEPT commonly suggests something advisory and not obligatory communicated typically through teaching; STATUTE implies a law enacted by a legislative body; ORDINANCE applies to an order governing some detail of procedure or conduct enforced by a limited authority such as a municipality; CANON suggests in nonreligious use a principle or rule of behavior or procedure commonly accepted as a valid guide SYN syn LAW, RULE, REGULATION, PRECEPT, STATUTE 2. law vb
