Definition of Laws

Noun: Laws loz

The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
- Torah, Pentateuch

Noun: law lo

The collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law";
- jurisprudence
Legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
"there is a law against kidnapping"
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
- natural law
A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
"the laws of thermodynamics";
- law of nature
The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- jurisprudence, legal philosophy
The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
"he studied law at Yale";
- practice of law
The force of policemen and officers
"the law came looking for him";
- police, police force, constabulary