legal framework
Rules governing conduct
A legal framework is the system of laws, regulations, and institutions that govern a particular area of activity.
It establishes what's permitted, prohibited, and required: The company operates within the legal framework of international trade law.
The term often appears in policy discussions about whether existing rules adequately address new situations: We need a legal framework for artificial intelligence.
- statuteEnacted written rule
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- bill of rightsDocument listing protected liberties
- law of the landPrevailing legal system
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
regulatory body · ordinance · judiciary · common law · case law · dispute resolution · legislation · precedent · court ruling · rule of law · checks and balances · compliance · red tape · fine print · rule book · administrative law · enforcement · arbitrators
- Roman LawRoman law, Corpus Juris Civilis, Justinian Code, Twelve Tables, Digest
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- Formal Structureshierarchy, bureaucracy, government, corporation, committee
- legal systemsconstitutional law, judiciary, criminal code, court system, penal code
- church-statechurch-state, separation, church-state separation, establishment clause, religious accommodation
- external forceseconomic factors, environmental factors, market forces, demographics, economic growth
legal frameworkcustom
Habitual group practice
unwritten rules · social convention · tradition · gentleman's agreement · moral code
legal frameworkanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
lawlessness · legal vacuum · chaos · disorder · anomie
legal frameworktyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
criminal enterprise · black market · despotism · martial law · rule by decree