law

law, constitution, regulation, code, rule, act

principle, theorem, fundamental, law

名词 law:

1. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
2. the collection of rules imposed by authority
   同义词：jurisprudence
3. a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
   同义词：law of nature
4. a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
   同义词：natural law
5. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
   同义词：practice of law
6. the force of policemen and officers
   同义词：police, police force, constabulary
7. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
   同义词：jurisprudence, legal philosophy

1. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
   不懂法律不是藉口。
2. My car's a law unto itself I can't rely on it.
   我的汽车自行其是－－靠不住了。
3. He's always laying down the law about gardening but he really doesn't know much about it.
   他总是对园艺工作发号施令，其实他只是一知半解。
4. The law forbids stealing.
   法律禁止盗窃。

law

n.（名词）
A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.
法律：由惯例、约定或权力机构制定的行为规范或程序

The body of rules and principles governing the affairs of a community and enforced by a political authority; a legal system:
法律系统：规范某一社会事务的一套规则和原则，由政治权力机构实施；法律系统：
例句：
international law.
国际法

The condition of social order and justice created by adherence to such a system:
根据此种系统建立的社会秩序和公理正义：
例句：
a breakdown of law and civilized behavior.
法制与文明行为的崩溃

A set of rules or principles dealing with a specific area of a legal system:
法规：与一法律体系中某一特定领域有关的一套规范或准则：
例句：
tax law; criminal law.
税法；刑法

A piece of enacted legislation.
法律条文：一部颁布实施的法律

The system of judicial administration giving effect to the laws of a community:
司法界：使一社会法律得以生效的司法管理体系：
例句：
All citizens are equal before the law.
法律之前，人人平等

Legal action or proceedings; litigation:
起诉：诉讼或诉讼程序；诉讼：
例句：
submit a dispute to law.
将争端诉诸法律

An impromptu or extralegal system of justice substituted for established judicial procedure:
临时条款：一种取代现行的司法程序的临时或未经法律批准的司法体系：
例句：
frontier law.
边境法

An agency or agent responsible for enforcing the law. Often used withthe :
执法者：负责执行法律的代理机构或代理人。常与the 连用：
例句：
.The law . . . stormed out of the woods as the vessel was being relieved of her cargo.(Sid Moody)
.当船只正卸下货物时…执法者如风暴般从树林中冲出来.(锡德·穆迪)

Informal A police officer. Often used withthe.
【非正式用语】 警察。通常与the 连用

The science and study of law; jurisprudence.
法律科学和研究；法理学
Knowledge of law.
法律知识
The profession of an attorney.
律师的职业
Something, such as an order or a dictum, having absolute or unquestioned authority:
（命令，格言）具有绝对的权威：具有绝对的或不可置疑的权威的事物，如命令或法官的意见：
例句：
The commander`s word was law.
指挥官的话就是法律

Law
Law
The body of principles or precepts held to express the divine will, especially as revealed in the Bible:
训诫：用来表示神意愿的一系列法规或概念，尤指体现在《圣经》中的：
例句：
Mosaic Law.
摩西律法

The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures.
希伯来圣经中的最初五卷
A code of principles based on morality, conscience, or nature.
道德规范：基于道德、良心或本性之上的一套原则

A rule or custom generally established in a particular domain:
规则，惯例：在某一特殊领域内被普遍认可的规矩或惯例：
例句：
the unwritten laws of good sportsmanship.
运动员精神的不成文准则

A way of life:
生活方式：
例句：
the law of the jungle.
（弱肉强食的）丛林法则

A formulation describing a relationship observed to be invariable between or among phenomena for all cases in which the specified conditions are met:
定律：各种现象之间恒定关系的简洁陈述，在所有符合特定条件的例子中都能适用：
例句：
the law of gravity.
地心引力定律

A generalization based on consistent experience or results:
规律：基于一致的经验和结果之上的总结：
例句：
the law of supply and demand; the law of averages.
供需法则；平均法则

Mathematics A general principle or rule that is assumed or that has been proven to hold between expressions.
【数学】 定理：表达式之间假设或被证明存在的一普通原则或法则
A principle of organization, procedure, or technique:
规则：组织、程序或技术方面的原则：
例句：
the laws of grammar; the laws of visual perspective.
语法规则；透视法则

v.intr.（不及物动词）
lawed,law.ing,laws
To go to law; litigate.
打官司：诉诸于法律；起诉

<习惯用语>a law unto (oneself)
A totally independent operator:
独断专行：完全独立的经营者：
例句：
An executive who is a law unto herself.
自行其是的女领导

take the law into (one`s) own hands
To mete out justice as one sees fit without due recourse to law enforcement agencies or the courts.
随意处罚：以某人自己觉得适合的方式给予司法处罚，而不通过正当程序诉诸法律执行机关或法庭
来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English lagu
源自 古英语 lagu
from Old Norse *lagu [sing. of] lôg [pl. of] lag [that which is laid down] * see legh-
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 *lagu [] lôg的单数 [] lag的复数 [制定的事物] *参见 legh-