| 单词 | law |
| 释义 | law (lɔː ) Word forms: laws 1. singular noun B2 The law is a system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social relationships. You can also use the law to refer to the people who work in this system. Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law. He had broken the law on election funding and illegally received money from abroad. [+ on] There must be changes in the law to stop this sort of thing happening. The book analyses why women kill and how the law treats them. Synonyms: constitution, code, legislation, charter 2. uncountable noun [usually adjective NOUN] B1+ Law is used to refer to a particular branch of the law, such as criminal law or company law. He was a professor of criminal law at Harvard University law school. Under international law, diplomats living in foreign countries are exempt from criminal prosecution. Important questions of constitutional law were involved. 3. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] B2 A law is one of the rules in a system of law which deals with a particular type of agreement, relationship, or crime. ...the country's liberal political asylum law. The law was passed on a second vote. Synonyms: statute, act, bill, rule 4. plural noun B2 The laws of an organization or activity are its rules, which are used to organize and control it. ...the laws of the Church of England. [+ of] Match officials should not tolerate such behaviour but instead enforce the laws of the game. [+ of] Synonyms: rule, order, ruling, principle 5. countable noun A law is a rule or set of rules for good behaviour which is considered right and important by the majority of people for moral, religious, or emotional reasons. ...inflexible moral laws. Synonyms: principle, standard, code, formula 6. countable noun A law is a natural process in which a particular event or thing always leads to a particular result. The laws of nature are absolute. 7. countable noun A law is a scientific rule that someone has invented to explain a particular natural process. ...the law of gravity. [+ of] 8. uncountable noun B1+ Law or the law is all the professions which deal with advising people about the law, representing people in court, or giving decisions and punishments. A career in law is becoming increasingly attractive to young people. Nearly 100 law firms are being referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. 9. uncountable noun B1 Law is the study of systems of law and how laws work. He came to Oxford and studied law. He holds a law degree from Bristol University. 10. See also court of law, rule of law 11. above the law phrase If you accuse someone of thinking they are above the law, you criticize them for thinking that they are so clever or important that they do not need to obey the law. [disapproval] One opposition member of parliament accuses the government of wanting to be above the law. He considered himself above the law. 12. law of averages phrase The law of averages is the idea that something is sure to happen at some time, because of the number of times it generally happens or is expected to happen. On the law of averages we just can't go on losing. 13. by law phrase B2 If you have to do something by law or if you are not allowed to do something by law, the law states that you have to do it or that you are not allowed to do it. By law all restaurants must display their prices outside. Minicabs are prohibited by law from touting passers-by for business. 14. go to law phrase [VERB inflects] If you go to law, you go to court in order to get a legal judgment on a dispute. [mainly British] He went to law and did not succeed in his claim against us. 15. to lay down the law phrase If you say that someone lays down the law, you are critical of them because they give other people orders and they think that they are always right. [disapproval] ...traditional parents, who believed in laying down the law for their offspring. Synonyms: be dogmatic, call the shots [informal], pontificate, rule the roost 16. take the law into your own hands phrase If someone takes the law into their own hands, they punish someone or do something to put a situation right, instead of waiting for the police or the legal system to take action. If sentences are too lenient, victims and their families may be inclined to take the law into their own hands. 17. a law unto yourself phrase If you say that someone is a law unto himself or herself, you mean that they behave in an independent way, ignoring laws, rules, or conventional ways of doing things. Some of the landowners were a law unto themselves. 18. Sod's Law phrase Sod's Law or sod's law is the idea that if something can go wrong, it will go wrong. [British, informal] This was sod's law: when the spare tyre is in use, you will have a puncture. Quotations: The end of the law is, not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedomSecond Treatise of Civil Government It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safelyA Man For All Seasons No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nailsA Voyage Round My Father A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer Laws were made to be brokenNoctes Ambrosianae The Common Law of England has been laboriously built about a mythical figure - the figure of "The Reasonable Man"Uncommon Law We do not get good laws to restrain bad people. We get good people to restrain bad lawsAll Things Considered The law is a ass - a idiotOliver Twist Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because ' tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute himTable Talk Written laws are like spider's webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and poor, but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful Law is a bottomless pitThe History of John Bull It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent sufferCommentaries on the Laws of England The one great principle of the English law is to make business for itselfBleak House The laws of most countries are far worse than the people who execute them, and many of them are only able to remain laws by being seldom or never carried into effectThe Subjection of Women Hard cases make bad laws One law for the rich, and another for the poor Idioms: the letter of the law what is actually written in the law, rather than the moral principles on which it is based. You usually use this expression to show disapproval. The Home Office stuck to the letter of the law over the definition of dependants. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers take the law into your own hands to punish someone who you believe has done something wrong, even though you have no right to, and even if this means that you yourself break the law Could we have taken the law into our own hands and thrown the unwanted visitors out? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lay down the law to tell people very forcefully and firmly what to do They were traditional parents, who believed in laying down the law for their children. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the law of the jungle a situation where the normal rules and values of civilized life do not exist, and so, for example, strength, power, and aggressiveness have more effect than moral values and legal rights The streets are subject to the law of the jungle and policing has been entrusted to private law enforcement agencies. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be a law unto yourself to behave in an independent way, ignoring laws, rules, or conventional ways of doing things Most athletic departments are pretty much a law unto themselves – unaccountable in terms of where this money goes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone's word is law said to mean that everyone in an organization or group has to obey someone, even if this is unreasonable. His father was the kind of parent who saw no reason to discuss anything with his son; his word was law. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: abortion laws Meanwhile, she has rejected calls to change abortion laws. The Sun (2006) They support more restrictive abortion laws. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Her death led to rallies and protests calling for a change in the abortion law. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Last week, the company was accused of similar offences against European antitrust laws. Times, Sunday Times (2016) How is federal antitrust law used to combat the effects of a monopoly? Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995) Regulators accused one of its subsidiaries of breaching antitrust laws. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Our efforts are focused on applying the law correctly and fairly. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A judge must apply the law. The Sun (2007) Why on earth are the same child protection laws not universally applied in the virtual world of the internet? The Sun (2013) The blasphemy laws are one of the most divisive and inflammatory issues in the country. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He too had denounced the blasphemy laws. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Are blasphemy laws compatible with free speech? Times, Sunday Times (2007) Fighter jets tried to make radio contact with the student, but their hands were bound by the law. Times, Sunday Times It's a statistical certainty, bound by the laws of probability, that one day you're going to lose. Times, Sunday Times We are bound by the law. Times, Sunday Times I'm not going to be bound by the laws of consumerism or bound by my own senses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The executive and judiciary are bound by the law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have approved controversial laws that effectively allow employers to force out staff once they reach their country's mandatory retirement age. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The coalition Government faced its first internal crisis this week over what to do about the controversial law, it has emerged. The Sun (2010) His comments will be seized on by critics of the controversial laws. The Sun (2011) Hundreds of thousands of landlords are defying the law, leaving their tenants vulnerable to unfair losses when they move. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The management of the school not only defied the law but also put the youths' health in great danger. Times, Sunday Times (2006) But is it right to help them if it means defying the law? Times, Sunday Times (2013) At the same time, organisations are concerned that the current discrimination laws still allow employers to require employees aged 65 to retire. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They will also say the Government has failed to promote equality of opportunity, required under discrimination law. The Sun (2011) It also extends some protection to groups that are not currently covered, and also strengthens some particular aspects of discrimination law. Times, Sunday Times (2010) British divorce law is not about the size of a settlement - it's about equality. The Sun (2016) It also comes at a time when there is mounting pressure for reform of the divorce laws, but little political will. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Is it time to remove allegations of blame from our divorce laws? Times, Sunday Times (2012) How can I avoid draconian inheritance laws on property? Times, Sunday Times (2008) Britain already has draconian libel laws and self-regulation. The Sun (2009) This is predominantly to do with the draconian drug laws. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Yet as president he enacted strict labour laws, making it far harder to turn a profit running a restaurant. Times, Sunday Times (2009) We must not enact laws which will endanger the lives of people in vulnerable situations. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The following laws were enacted to promote fair employment. A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments, Functions The US Government could charge the company up to $21 billion under environmental laws. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He was widely recognised as a leading figure in environmental law. Times, Sunday Times (2014) His officers had shut ten production lines for breaches of environmental law. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Bosses will be forced to declare the average wages of men and women under new equality laws unveiled today. The Sun (2008) So why do we need an equality law? The Sun (2010) He will argue that the charges breach equality laws. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Under existing laws, drones cannot be used within 50 metres of a vehicle, building and crowds of people or anywhere above towns and cities. Times, Sunday Times (2015) This will not be resolved merely by minor adjustments to the existing law by the courts. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Agency workers are already protected in many ways under existing law. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Employers flout the law, but it's the teachers and the taxpayers who pay the price. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It is rare for the chief executive of a listed company to admit publicly to flouting the law. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Airlines continue to flout European laws over compensation for cancelled flights. Times, Sunday Times (2008) More than 800,000 firms face hefty penalties if the new law is not imposed. The Sun (2007) The general is understood to have assured American and British commanders that his forces do not intend to impose martial law. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We should have a more egalitarian approach to how we impose libel law in cyberspace and not destroy the vibrancy of the internet. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The law limits the number of guests to 150, all of whom must be from within the family, and restricts the duration of celebrations. Times, Sunday Times The law limits non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The law limits standard working hours to eight hours per day and up to 40 hours per week. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A state law limits building heights within one mile (1.6 km) of the structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Normally the law limits liability to those consequences which are attributable to that which made the act wrongful. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The law mandates accessibility for persons with reduced mobility to public administration buildings, buildings open to the public, collective dwellings, and pavements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Federal law mandates the use of air shut off valves or esd valves on diesel engines used on offshore drilling rigs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Federal law mandates that when a river flows between two or more states, each state has a right to an equal share of the water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The law mandates that this reporting be submitted/made available annually. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Among other requirements, the law mandates more stringent oil spill contingency planning by industry that included oiled wildlife emergency response. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The normal law of physics goes like this: the smaller the reticule, the higher the price. Times, Sunday Times Like most of us, has he left it too late to be immortalised by lending his name to a law of physics or an infectious disease? Times, Sunday Times It defies every law of physics! The Sun Further, it was shown that the emergence of life from non-life was clearly consistent with the second law of thermodynamics, a fundamental law of physics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This disjunction can not be a kind-predicate and therefore the entire statement can not be a law of physics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The legislation enshrined into law official codes of practice that had existed for nearly 30 years. Times, Sunday Times Pray for the response of government and law officials. Christianity Today They all but dared law officials to come and get them. Houston Chronicle By law officials must use only government emails for work-related correspondence, for reasons of recordkeeping and oversight. Times, Sunday Times Though many statutes regarding organ trade exist, law officials have failed to successfully enforce these mandates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What law permits, moral obligation might yet forbid. Times, Sunday Times However, the copyright law permits the owner of lawful copy of a copyrighted work to display the work publicly. Christianity Today The law permits suspects to be held for 90 days without the presence of a lawyer during initial questioning. Times, Sunday Times For if the law permits the judges to come to unrealistic and impracticable conclusions then it must, in the first instance, be the law that needs changing. Times,Sunday Times The law permits directors to issue new shares- the method by which the two companies will be merged - without needing shareholder approval. Times, Sunday Times The law prohibits force that causes 'reddening of the skin'. The Sun Note that the law prohibits you from working on your property's gas appliances. Times, Sunday Times In particular, this law prohibits the member's right to benefit from any surrender, commutation or pledge as security for any loan. ST No existing law prohibits this sort of content, and any new law which did so would raise free speech concerns. Times, Sunday Times Under the regulations, the law prohibits the passing over of 'information'. Times, Sunday Times Opportunity for enduring and worthwhile law reform comes rarely. Times, Sunday Times Justice, the law reform charity, welcomed this emphasis, praising the 'refreshing and conciliatory tone'. Times, Sunday Times The judgment was hailed by those campaigning for libel law reform. Times, Sunday Times The law reform watchdog also suggests a power for courts to order the media and publishers to remove prejudicial content from websites during a trial. Times, Sunday Times Justice, a law reform think tank, has run three experimental fully remote jury trials, with all participants in different locations. Times,Sunday Times State law regulates how states cast their electoral college votes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Article 106 states that formal law regulates the monetary system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nine states ban the keeping of non-human primates, but no federal law regulates ownership. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Property law regulates the transfer and title of personal property and real property. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Patent law regulates various aspects related to the functional manifestation of inventions based on new ideas or incremental improvements to existing ones. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Privacy law requires updating - - and a clearer public interest defence - - for reasons that have more to do with technology than with newspapers. The Times Literary Supplement No international law requires it, and the process consumes rocket fuel that could otherwise be used to keep the satellites operational for longer. Times, Sunday Times Maritime law requires shipmasters to rescue anyone in distress, regardless of nationality or circumstances. Times,Sunday Times The law requires disclosure of the average balances of bank accounts from three months of recent statements, and the acquisition value of properties. Times, Sunday Times Existing law requires equal opportunities for recruitment, and a system where some candidates have sites and others do not may breach that law. Times, Sunday Times The present law restricts prosecutions to 'acts aimed at damaging external security'. Times, Sunday Times You see, our tax law restricts the amount of land that qualifies as part of your principal residence to half a hectare (about 1.25 acres). Globe and Mail The law restricts the use of imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam for seed treatment, soil application (granules) and foliar treatment in crops attractive to bees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The law restricts protest or picketing on or near university grounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, to ensure local presences in television broadcasting, federal law restricts the amount of network programming that local stations can run. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The imposition of taxes has nothing to do with morality, and citizens have no other duty than to obey the law. Times, Sunday Times Websites should of course obey the law, and the people who use them should, too. Times, Sunday Times So long as they obey the law they are unmolested. Times, Sunday Times He now oversees a network of about ten likeminded citizens who are told to obey the law and fight only in self-defence. Times, Sunday Times If you don't like contributing to your local council's funding, then simply obey the law - and everyone will be a lot happier. Times, Sunday Times As a result, he concluded, the duty of self-preservation required the court overturn the law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Democrats have promised to sue to overturn the law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The law passed, but opponents of the law initiated a referendum to overturn the law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Opponents of the bill will have other opportunities to overturn the law via a ballot initiative or a constitutional amendment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ministers have outlined plans to overturn the laws that require shale gas explorers to secure the consent of landowners to drill horizontally under their land. Times, Sunday Times I've been practising law for 30 years. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He went on to practise law into his eighties, and held numerous posts in Chicago local government. Times, Sunday Times (2006) There are more than 6,000 barristers practising criminal law and the overwhelming majority have incomes that are nowhere near these figures. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It produced a similar netting-off effect except where some cogent principle of law required one claim to be given strict priority to another. Times, Sunday Times He was known to have been a lawyer who would be referring every case to some well-settled principle of law, rather than seeking to support it upon mere case authority. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the other hand, courts retain jurisdiction on 'purely secular' matters, i.e., non-doctrinal disputes which can be resolved by employing neutral principles of law. Christianity Today None of these issues can be addressed using neutral principles of law. Christianity Today They appear to have traded their principles of law for a good dollop of political appeasement. ST Yet the party will say only that it has no plans to repeal this law. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In 1816, the reforming laws were repealed . Times, Sunday Times (2007) Until those laws are repealed British businesses and consumers will be paying a very high price for no benefit. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Failure to respect this law may result in a fine. The Sun And police chiefs wonder why fewer people respect the law. The Sun The overwhelming majority of adults respect the law and drink responsibly. Times, Sunday Times Companies that fail to respect the law face fines of €750 (640) per night, though officials say there will be a bedding-in period before the first penalty notices are issued. Times, Sunday Times In a video message he called on his supporters to 'respect the law and maintain peace'. Times, Sunday Times The company is moving cautiously to position itself to take advantage of any freeing up of the restrictive laws on online gaming. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Wouldn't the world be a better place without restrictive laws and politicians? Sharing the Success - the story of NFC (1990) They support more restrictive abortion laws. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A month later, he worked with one legislator to rewrite the law he broke. Chicago Sun-Times Not unless he has rewritten the laws of physics, it isn't. Times, Sunday Times He had, said an army of chastened pundits, rewritten the laws of political physics. Times, Sunday Times Artificial intelligence may eventually rewrite the laws of work and love. Times, Sunday Times His statement appeared to rebut widespread speculation that by signing the law he was pandering to conservatives before this summer's delayed presidential election. Times, Sunday Times There are signs that law enforcement agencies are tackling the problem. Times, Sunday Times He signed a law allowing people participating in needle exchange programs to be immune from criminal prosecution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He signed a law granting freedom of religious faith. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Baker signed the law to create the school in 1869, and it opened just after his term ended. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You will need to check your state law for the legal qualifications for marriage. Christianity Today Be sure to complete a certificate of marriage (if required by state law), and return it to the appropriate government office. Christianity Today This case demonstrates that such programs may be subject to licensure requirements under state law. Christianity Today State law provides that the voters and not the legislators make the decision on who should be president. Times,Sunday Times Be sure to check your state law to be sure you meet the definition of a minister for purposes of performing marriage ceremonies. Christianity Today Government law officers are now considering proposals to strengthen the law by rewording the definition of capacity to consent. Times, Sunday Times Negotiations are currently taking place to strengthen the law. Houston Chronicle Efforts to strengthen the law have met with failure in recent years, but minor reforms seem likely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His analysis stated that adding a criminal sanction to a law with civil liability already in place goes to strengthen the law itself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Strengthening the law meant reform of legislation and enforcement of laws. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was in strict law a trespasser. The Times Literary Supplement They adhere to a strict law of chastity before marriage and believe their 'sealing ceremony' weddings bind couples for eternity. Times, Sunday Times The review court decides the issue on the basis of real and substantial justice, not necessarily according to strict law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Equity comes in, true to form, to mitigate the rigours of strict law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had his kingdom as an overly strict law enforcement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The MPs also called on the Government radically to simplify the tax laws. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They have the potential to exempt major multinationals from the full application of tax law. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Retirement planning remains much the same under the new tax law. Christianity Today (2000) As it happens, the law is reasonably clear on this point. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The law is clear that employers must not pay staff in lieu of their statutory minimum holiday. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The law is clear that to do so would be a criminal offence. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Ministers will face calls today to tighten gun laws in the wake of the massacre. The Sun (2010) He found work in a warehouse, but lost his job when employment laws were tightened . Times, Sunday Times (2011) Ministers want to tighten the law to send a new tough signal. The Sun (2006) Tough new laws have been brought in to deal with any problems during next summer's finals. The Sun (2011) The sharp drop will fuel calls for tough new laws to tackle the drug. The Sun (2008) They have strong unions and tough employment laws. Times, Sunday Times (2014) One might call it the universal law of politics. Times, Sunday Times Scientists were initially sceptical of his universal law of gravitation. Times,Sunday Times He says we should act as if our actions would become a universal law. Times, Sunday Times There's a universal law that states whichever queue you join, it'll be the slowest one. Times, Sunday Times This 10,000 hour thing may be a universal law but it doesn't seem to apply to very many people. Times, Sunday Times In a major speech on terrorism, the Foreign Secretary will demand that MI5 and MI6 officers still uphold the law. The Sun (2013) The European Court of Human Rights has upheld the law. Times, Sunday Times (2014) When he took on his position he undertook to uphold the law without fear or favour. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Does evolution violate the law that everything goes from order to disorder? Times, Sunday Times He named a number of establishments that violate the law. Times, Sunday Times The pending standards clearly would violate the law, he said. Houston Chronicle Bicyclists who violate the law are subject to traffic tickets. Houston Chronicle Forty years later it had got harder for the president to violate the law with impunity. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 法律 Japanese: 法律 |
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