LAWS
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Laws are rules established by authority—typically government—that members of a society must follow, with penalties for violation.
The term extends to any binding principles: the laws of physics, Murphy's Law.
To lay down the law is to state rules firmly.
The law refers collectively to the legal system or police: He's in trouble with the law.
Foundational moral beliefs
- theoriesExplanations based on evidence
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
- motionChange in position
Newton · physics · universal · natural · constant · equations · formulas · phenomena
Formally enacted laws
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- codesSystems for secrecy
acts · bills · decrees · mandates · rulings · judiciary · courts · enforcement
Authoritative rules demanding compliance
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- MosaicOf the Torah's author
- ShariaMuslim religious legal code
- HalakhaFormal Jewish legal system
dharma · scripture · divine · tablets · covenant · sin · prohibition · moral
Expected behavioral standards
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
traditions · expectations · code · honor · silence · street · jungle · unspoken
principles
Foundational moral beliefs
- theoriesExplanations based on evidence
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
motion · Newton · physics · universal · natural · constant · equations · formulas · phenomena · observations
statutes
Formally enacted laws
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- ordinancesLocal government rules
codes · acts · bills · decrees · mandates · rulings · judiciary · courts · enforcement · compliance
commandments
Authoritative rules demanding compliance
Halakha · dharma · scripture · divine · tablets · covenant · sin · prohibition · moral · canon
norms
Expected behavioral standards
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- conventionsAccepted social practices
etiquette · traditions · expectations · code · honor · silence · street · jungle · unspoken · informal
police
Civil law enforcement
- officersThose holding authority
- sheriffsElected county law officers
- deputiesAppointed subordinate representatives
marshals · constables · troopers · agents · badges · patrol · jurisdiction · arrest · citation · warrant
LAWSanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
lawlessness · chaos · disorder · anomie · mayhem
LAWScrimes
Unlawful acts
illegality · criminality · lawbreaking · violations · offenses
LAWScustoms
Traditional practices or import taxes
traditions · norms · mores · conventions · folkways
- against the lawForbidden by statute
- law firmAttorneys' business entity
- law schoolJD degree program
- law and orderGovernance through enforced rules
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- above the lawBeyond legal accountability
law, lawful, unlawful, lawfully, unlawfully, lawfulness, unlawfulness, lawless, lawlessness