law's
Legal system's possession
Law's is the possessive form of law.
It attributes something to law or laws: the law's reach, the law's intent, the law's limitations.
In phrases like my brother-in-law's house, it forms the possessive of compound nouns.
The form also contracts "law is" or "law has": The law's clear on this point.
Of a written law
- court'sBelonging to a tribunal
- code'sPossessive of instructions
- prosecution'sOf the accusing side
- defense'sBelonging to the accused's side
attorney's · barrister's · solicitor's · plaintiff's · defendant's · amendment's · enforcement's
Possessive of conjecture
- principle'sOf a fundamental rule
- gravity'sPossessive of downward force
- motion'sBelonging to movement
- Newton'sOf the physicist
Of the deity
- tradition'sBelonging to inherited practice
- sin'sBelonging to wrongdoing
- faith'sPossessive of belief
- temple'sBelonging to sacred structure
Belonging to law enforcement
- officer'sBelonging to authority figure
- sheriff'sOf the county lawman
- detective'sBelonging to a sleuth
- patrol'sBelonging to the watch
investigation's · squad's · constable's · marshal's · deputy's · trooper's · chief's · captain's
Belonging to a company
- partner'sBelonging to one's companion
- associate'sTwo-year college degree
- clerk'sOf a record keeper
- bar'sOf a tavern
school's · client's · case's · contract's · counsel's
statute's
Of a written law
- court'sBelonging to a tribunal
- code'sPossessive of instructions
- prosecution'sOf the accusing side
defense's · attorney's · barrister's · solicitor's · plaintiff's · defendant's · amendment's · enforcement's
theory's
Possessive of conjecture
- principle'sOf a fundamental rule
- gravity'sPossessive of downward force
- motion'sBelonging to movement
God's
Of the deity
- tradition'sBelonging to inherited practice
- sin'sBelonging to wrongdoing
- faith'sPossessive of belief
police's
Belonging to law enforcement
- officer'sBelonging to authority figure
- sheriff'sOf the county lawman
- detective'sBelonging to a sleuth
patrol's · investigation's · squad's · constable's · marshal's · deputy's · trooper's · chief's · captain's
firm's
Belonging to a company
- partner'sBelonging to one's companion
- associate'sTwo-year college degree
- clerk'sOf a record keeper
bar's · school's · client's · case's · contract's · counsel's
- 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, lawyer, outlaw, laws, lawful, lawless, unlawful, outlaws, lawlessness