law
//lɔː//
Noun
lawsPlural
1
A rule or system of rules recognized by a country or community as regulating the actions of its members and enforced by penalties.
Everyone must obey the law.
2
The body of such rules as a subject of study or as the basis of the legal profession.
She studied law at university and became a lawyer.
3
A statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present.
Newton's law of gravity explains why objects fall to the ground.
4
The police or law enforcement agencies.
He had a run-in with the law when he was younger.