law — a rule or system of rules recognized by a country or community as regulating the actions of its members
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a rule or system of rules recognized by a country or community as regulating the actions of its members
Pronunciation (IPA): /lɔː/
Example Sentences
- My cat thinks the law of gravity doesn't apply to knocking things off tables.
- Students must follow school laws, like 'no sleeping during math class.'
- The new traffic law requires drivers to stop at red lights.
law
NOUN[/lɔː/]
a rule or system of rules recognized by a country or community as regulating the actions of its members
While the angry criminal violently threw a chair in the courtroom, the calm judge struck his heavy wooden gavel to enforce the strict law.
LAW(laid down) — by physically pointing to the ancient words LAW(laid down) in the heavy stone tablet, the king created an unbreakable law.
Using his massive, sharp claw to deeply draw a line in the dirt, the giant bear declared the absolute forest law.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Law derives from Old English 'lagu', meaning 'something laid down' or 'something fixed'. The term is related to North Germanic words denoting rule or order, reflecting its original sense of an established principle or regulation.
Breakdown
Old English 'lagu' (laid down, fixed) → Middle English 'lawe' → Modern English 'law'. The root likely shares ancestry with Old Norse 'lög' (law, order), both stemming from a proto-Germanic root meaning 'something placed or established'.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cat thinks the law of gravity doesn't apply to knocking things off tables.”
“Students must follow school laws, like 'no sleeping during math class.'”
“The new traffic law requires drivers to stop at red lights.”
“According to Murphy's law, if something can go wrong, it will go wrong during your presentation.”
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