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单词 law
释义
law
noun
uk
/lɔː/us
/lɑː/

lawnoun(RULE)

B1[C]
arule, usually made by agovernment, that is used toorderthe way in which asocietybehaves:
法，法律；法律制度，法律体系
There are lawsagainstdrinkingin thestreet.有法律禁止在街上喝酒。
The lawsgoverningthepossessionoffirearmsare beingreviewed.关于持有武器的法律正在审议中。
Theyledthefighttoimposelawsonsmoking.他们带头争取对吸烟行为进行法律约束。
[+ -ing verbor+ to infinitive]Manydoctorsbackedplansfor a law banning/tobanalltobaccoadvertising.许多医生都希望能有法律禁止烟草广告。
See also
bylaw
lawsuit
lawyer
B2[U]
(oftenthe law)
thesystemofrulesof aparticularcountry,group, orareaofactivity:
（某国的）法，法律，法律体系
What does the law say about havingalcoholin thebloodwhiledriving?法律关于驾车时血液中含有酒精是如何规定的？
Ofcourserobberyisagainstthe law!抢劫当然是违法的！
Thejudgeruledthat thedirectorshadknowinglybrokenthe law.法官判定董事们知法犯法。
You can't take thatcourseofactionandremainwithinthe law.如果那样做就会触犯法律。
They have toprovideacontractbylaw.他们必须依法提供合同。
It was adetailedstudyofinternationalhumanrightslaw.这是一份对国际人权法的详细研究。
B2[U]
theareaofknowledgeorworkthatinvolvesstudyingorworkingwith the law :
法律学，法学
She's going tostudylaw atuniversity.她打算上大学学法律。
a lawfirmin New York纽约的一家律师事务所
[S]informal
thepolice:
警方
The law was/were out inforceat thedemonstration.警方派出大队人马在游行现场进行戒备。
go to law
When someone goes to law about something, theyaskacourtto make alegaljudgmentabout it.
打官司，将…诉诸法律
More examples
  • Manymotorcyclistsfloutthe law by notwearinghelmets.
  • The lawforbidsthesaleofcigarettestopeopleunder theageof 16.
  • We'recampaigningfor arepealof theabortionlaws.
  • Thepolicewanttougherlaws fordealingwithdrugtraffickers.
  • The new law willoutlawsmokinginpublicplaces.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Rules & laws
  • admiralty
  • anti-bribery
  • anti-regulatory
  • anti-sodomy
  • anti-speculative
  • binding
  • edict
  • juridical
  • leash law
  • legislation
  • non-binding
  • non-competition
  • non-regulation
  • protocol
  • retroactive
  • self-regulation
  • sharia
  • the Highway Code
  • the law is an assidiom
  • the Official Secrets Act
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Subjects & disciplines
The police generally
Taking legal action

lawnoun(PRINCIPLE)

C2[C]
ageneralrulethatstateswhat alwayshappenswhen the sameconditionsexist:
规律，定律，法则
Newton's lawsofmotion牛顿运动定律
the laws ofnature/physics自然规律／物理定律
humorousThefirstlawof(= the mostimportantprinciplein)politicsis - if you're going tolie, don't getfoundout!政界的首要原则是——如果你打算说谎，就不要让人发现！
See also
Murphy's lawhumorous
Parkinson's lawhumorous
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Philosophy
  • aesthete
  • aesthetic
  • aesthetically
  • anthropocentric
  • anthropocentrism
  • epistemology
  • essentialism
  • existential
  • existentialism
  • existentialist
  • non-philosophical
  • notional
  • ontological
  • ontology
  • Parkinson's law
  • spatio-temporal
  • superorganic
  • syllogism
  • syllogistic
  • symbolism
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Idioms

be a law untoyourself
the law of averages
the law of the jungle
take the law intoyourown hands
there's one law for the rich and another for the poor
(Definition oflawfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

law| American Dictionary

law
noun
us
/lɔ/

lawnoun(RULE)

[C/U]
arulemade by agovernmentthatstateshowpeoplemay and may notbehaveinsocietyand inbusiness, and that oftenordersparticularpunishmentsif they do notobey, or asystemof suchrules:
[U]civil/criminallaw
[U]federal/statelaw
[C]We have a law in thisstatethatdriversmustwearseatbelts.
[U]She’sstudyinglaw at Georgetown University.
[U]Playingloudmusiclate atnightis against the law.
[C/U]
The law is also thepolice:
[U]He got introublewith the law as ayoungman.
Law and order
Law andorderis theconditionof asocietyin which laws areobeyed, andsociallifeandbusinessgo on in anorganizedway.
Law enforcement
Lawenforcementis thegovernmentactivityofkeepingthepublicpeaceandcausinglaws to beobeyed:
Several lawenforcementofficersweresentto Mexico tobringtheprisonerback.

lawnoun(PRINCIPLE)

[C]
ageneralrulethatstateswhat alwayshappenswhen the sameconditionsexist:
the laws ofphysics
(Definition oflawfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

law| Business English

law
noun
uk
/lɔː/us
[C]GOVERNMENT,LAW
arule, usually made by agovernment, thatstateshowpeoplemay and may notbehavein asociety, and oftenordersparticularpunishmentsif they do notobey:
a law against sthThere is a law againstaggressivetelemarketing.
a law requires/states sthSenateleadersproposeda lawrequiringrigorousnewscrutinyof allfuturetaxbreaks.
a law allows/forbids/prohibits sthChecks will beprocessedmorequickly,thanksto afederallawallowingbanksto useelectronicimagesofchecks.
the laws on/governing sthHeplanschangesto the laws onbankruptcy.
tax/anti-trust/environmentallaws
[SorU]GOVERNMENT,LAW
the set orsystemof laws made by agovernmentin aparticularplace:
UK/American/Indian, etc. lawPromisingmagicalremediesis prosecutable underIndianlaw.
federal/international/state lawThehearingwasrequiredbyfederallaw.
obey/respect the lawEven the mostpowerfulpeoplehave adutytoobeythe law.
uphold/enforcethe law
break/disobey/violatethe law
It isagainst the lawtohireundocumentedworkersin the U.S.
the law says/states/requiresThe lawrequirestraderstostateclearlywhatrateofexchangethey are using.
by lawBy law, themaximumdonationallowedis $5,000.
under the lawUnder the law,privateequityistaxedinexactlythe samemanneras every otherinvestment.
outside/within the lawHe tookriskswith hisbusinessdealings, but wascarefultostaywithin the law.
[U]GOVERNMENT,LAW
thepartof a set of laws thatdealswith aparticularactivity,business, orindustry:
civil/common/criminallaw
labour/tax/employmentlaw
company/intellectualproperty/contractlaw
copyright/corporate/employmentlaw
[U]
thestudyof law or thejobof being alawyer:
go into/practise/study lawHermotherinspiredher tostudylaw.
law firm/practice/schoolThis isn't just any lawschool, it's the one that has morejudgesin morecourtroomsthan any other.
alawdegree/graduate/professor
[CorU]
therulesset by anorganizationthatcontrolhow it anditsmembersshouldbehave:
the laws of sthManagersknowhow topromotearespectfulworkingenvironmentwhilemaintainingthe laws of theoffice.
Churchlawregulatestheactionsof thebishops.
[C,usually plural]
aruleornormalway ofbehavingwhich thepeoplewho do anactivityusuallyfollow:
the laws of sthThe laws of goodbusinesssay youshakehandsand makeeyecontactwhen youleave.
Out of all the laws ofsalesmanship, the first one tolearnis to get a prospect'sname.
Vendors haveinformallaws oftheirown about client-stealing.
[C]
arulewhichstateswhat alwayshappenswhen the sameconditionsexist:
the law of sthThe first law ofthermodynamicssays thatenergyisconservedin anyprocessinvolvingathermodynamicsystemanditssurroundings.
the laws of physics/science/economicsAccording to the laws ofphysicsthis would not bepossible.
the law
LAW
thepoliceor otherofficialswhostopcrimeorcatchcriminals:
He had toswearhe wasn'tchanginghisnameinordertorunfrom the law.

See also

blue laws
blue-sky laws
bylaw
case law
civil law
commercial law
common law
company law
competition law
conflict of law(s)
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court of law
criminal law
employment law
international law
labour law
law of diminishing returns
Moore’s law
Murphy's Law
the Pareto principle
Parkinson's Law
private law
public law
statute law
substantive law
wage-and-hour laws
(Definition oflawfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflaw

law
Constitutions are not supposed to be ordinarylaw, after all.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This study was in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To be more precise, he runs away from thelawby defiantly refusing to win the race as the favourite competitor.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is also the continuing failure oflawenforcement to control illegal harvesting, under-reporting and smuggling of the timber.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In other words, although the strict style always carried symbolic associations oflawand order, this law had different implications at different times.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Inlaw, in computer science, in mathematics, in economics, in politics, there are many things that have nothing to do with game theory.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I call the relevant facts "law-determining practices" rather than "legal decisions" because the term "decisions" tends to suggest judicial decisions in particular.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The stories revealed laws of mental functioning that, he assumed, would ultimately be traced to neural mechanisms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Translation (unlike thelaw, accountancy, medicine, and to a large extent pharmacy) is in many domains an unprotected profession.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unlike criminal matters and the policing of trades and markets, religious courts had no executive powers in matters of familylaw.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The uncertain category of "quasi-corporations" is another good example of just how differentiated and unsystematic thelawof associations could be.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Readers will welcome the detailed commentary of segregation laws in the first part which makes for a valuable reference tool.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The chief obstacle to such alawin the first part of the twentieth century was opposition from settlers and farmers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Truncated power laws : a tool for understanding aggregation patterns of animals?
From theCambridge English Corpus
In other words, understanding a particular action requires applying the theory's laws and deriving a solution.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithlaw

law

These are words often used in combination withlaw.

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administrative law
Here we can see a difference made between major crime and violations ofadministrativelaw.
From theCambridge English Corpus
anti-discrimination law
A similar tendency to seek definitions which are distinct from those used in other areas of social policy can be found in anti-discrimination law.
From theCambridge English Corpus
asylum law
Sure, the obstacles to the reshaping ofasylumlawwere not considerable.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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