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Law

Law is a term which does not have a universally accepted definition, but one definition is that law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. Laws can be made by legislatures through legislation, the executive through decrees and regulations, or judges through binding precedents . Private individuals can create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that exclude the normal court process. The formation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, and society in various ways and serves as a social mediator of ...

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L.A.W.

The L.A.W. was a six-issue American comic book limited series, published by DC Comics.

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law

Noun

  1. The body of rules and standards issued by a government, or to be applied by courts and similar authorities.
  2. A particular such rule.
  3. A written or understood rule that concerns behaviours and their consequences. Laws are usually associated with mores.
  4. A well-established, observed physical characteristic or behavior of nature. The word is used to simply identify "what happens," without implying any explanatory mechanism or causation. Compare to theory.
  5. A statement that is true under specified conditions.
  6. A category of English "common law" petitions that request monetary relief, as opposed to relief in forms other than a monetary judgment; compare to "equity".
  7. One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the MCC.
  8. The police.
  9. One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to chaos.
  10. An oath, as in the presence of a court. See wager of law.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. a tumulus of stones
  2. a hill

Interjection

  1. An exclamation of mild surprise; lawks.


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