system of rules the whole system of rules that everyone in a country or society must obey. if they entered the building the would be breaking the law. in sweden it is against the low to hit a child. defence attorneys can use any means with in the law to get their client off. dritish school are now require by law to publish their exam re sults. the reforms have recently became low. Do not think you are above the law (think that about you cannot be punished by the law) . the need for better law enforcement.
2. a particular branch of the law ; company / international / tax,dc law > see aiso cannon law, case.law, ciuil law, common law, private law, statute law
3. one rule a rule that deals with a paticular erime, agreement, etc: - ( againt sth ) the 1996 law againt the hiring of illeged immigrants.* - (on sth) the gouernment has introduced some thougth new law onfood hugienc. * steict gun laws.* a federal / state law.* topass a law
4. subject / profession the study of the law as a subject at university etc; the profession of being a lawyer ; jane is studying law.* he is law school. * a law firm.* he's at law school.* what made you go into law?
5. police the law used to refer to the police and the legal symstem ; jim is always getting in trouble with the law
6. of organization / ac tivity one of the rules which controls anorganization or activity ; the laws of the choreh.* the first law of kung fu is todefond yourself.* the laws of cridet.
7. of food beiaavior a ralefor good behaviour or how you should behave in a paticular or situation; mord laws.* the unspoken laws of the street.
8. in businces / nature / science the fout the sth always happens in the some way in anactivit ; or in nature syn principle the laws of supply and demond.* the law of gravity.
9. a scientific rulel that sb has stated to explain a nathral process ; the first law of thermo dynamics