law

  • 101Law — Translation of the Hebrew Torah, though this word has a meaning much wider than the legal: ‘interpretation’ might be preferable. It is used in the Hebrew Bible for the Pentateuch, in which law as a system of commands occupies only a part of the… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 102law — Synonyms and related words: Dogberry, Eighteenth Amendment, John Law, Procrustean law, Prohibition Party, Volstead Act, a priori truth, act, appointment, assize, axiom, ban, bill, bluecoat, bobby, brevet, bring action against, bring into court,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 103law — noun 1》 a rule or system of rules recognized by a country or community as regulating the actions of its members and enforced by the imposition of penalties.     ↘such rules as a subject of study or as the basis of the legal profession.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 104Law — I Law   [lɔː, englisch] das, (s), 1) das Recht im objektiven Sinn, die Rechtsordnung, das Rechtssystem; 2) das einzelne Gesetz; 3) die Rechtswissenschaft. (Common Law)   II Law   …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 105Law —    Civil law was founded on the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian I (qq.v.), a work whose significance for western civilization is exceeded only by that of the Bible. The Corpus incorporated and superseded previous Roman laws, including those in… …

    Historical dictionary of Byzantium

  • 106Law —    A rule of action.    1) The Law of Nature is the will of God as to human conduct, founded on the moral difference of things, and discoverable by natural light (Rom. 1:20; 2:14, 15). This law binds all men at all times. It is generally… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 107law — see one law for the rich and another for the poor hard cases make bad law ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it every land has its own law necessity knows no law new lords, new laws …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 108LAW 80 — Infobox Weapon name= LAW 80 caption= origin=flagcountry|United Kingdom type= Rocket propelled grenade (Anti tank) is ranged=yes is UK=yes service=1987–present used by=British Army, Jordan, Oman wars= designer= design date= manufacturer=Hunting… …

    Wikipedia

  • 109law —    Islam consists of two significant sources of law. First there is the revelation of the Qur’an, the word of God, and secondly the hadith, short stories and reports of the Prophet’s life and sayings, and of those close to him, which illustrate… …

    Islamic philosophy dictionary

  • 110law —   Kānāwai (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it).    ♦ Code of law, kumukānāwai.    ♦ Lawmaking body, aha ōlelo kau kānāwai.    ♦ Law of the splintered paddle, Māmala hoe, Māmala hoa.    ♦ Other ancient laws: aumoana …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary