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 More Synonyms of law
2. uncountable noun [usually adjective NOUN]
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 criminalprosecution.
Important questions of constitutional law were involved.
3. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
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 More Synonyms of law
4. plural noun
Thelawsof 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 ofthe game. [+ of]
Synonyms: rule, order, ruling, principle More Synonyms of law
5. countable noun
A law is a rule or set of rules for good behaviour which is considered right and importantby the majority of people for moral, religious, or emotional reasons.
...inflexible moral laws.
Synonyms: principle, standard, code, formula More Synonyms of law
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
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
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.
See above the law
12.
See law of averages
13.
See by law
14.
See go to law
15.
See to lay down the law
16.
See take the law into your own hands
17.
See a law unto yourself
18. Sod's Law
More Synonyms of law
law in British English1
(lɔː)
noun
1.
a rule or set of rules, enforceable by the courts, regulating the government of a state, the relationship between the organs of government and the subjects of the state, and the relationshipor conduct of subjects towards each other
2.
a.
a rule or body of rules made by the legislature
statute law
b.
a rule or body of rules made by a municipal or other authority
bylaw
3.
a.
the condition and control enforced by such rules
b.
(in combination)
lawcourt
4.
a rule of conduct
a law of etiquette
5.
one of a set of rules governing a particular field of activity
the laws of tennis
6. the law
7.
a binding force or statement
his word is law
8. Also called: law of nature
a generalization based on a recurring fact or event
9.
the science or knowledge of law; jurisprudence
10.
the principles originating and formerly applied only in courts of common law
Compare equity (sense 3)
11.
a general principle, formula, or rule describing a phenomenon in mathematics, science, philosophy, etc
the laws of thermodynamics
12. the Law
13. a law unto himself
14. go to law
15. lay down the law
16. reading the Law
17. take the law into one's own hands
▶ Related adjectives: , , , judicial, jural, juridical, legal
Word origin
Old English lagu, from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic lög (pl) things laid down, law
law in British English2
(lɔː)
noun
Scottish
a hill, esp one rounded in shape
Word origin
Old English hlǣw
law in British English3
(lɔː)
adjective
a Scot word for low1
Law in British English
(lɔː)
noun
1.
Andrew Bonar (ˈbɒnə). 1858–1923, British Conservative statesman, born in Canada; prime minister (1922–23)
2.
Denis. born 1940, Scottish footballer; a striker, he played for Manchester United (1962–73) and Scotland (30 goals in 55 games, 1958–74); European Footballer of the Year (1964)
3.
John. 1671–1729, Scottish financier. He founded the first bank in France (1716) and the Mississippi Scheme for the development of Louisiana (1717), which collapsed due to excessive speculation
4.
Jude. born 1972, British film actor, who starred in The Talented Mr Ripley (1999), Cold Mountain (2003), and Sherlock Holmes (2009)
5.
William. 1686–1761, British Anglican divine, best known for A Serious Call to a Holy and Devout Life (1728)
law in American English
(lɔ)
noun
1.
a.
all the rules of conduct established and enforced by the authority, legislation, or custom of a given community, state, or other group
b.
any one of such rules
2.
the condition existing when obedience to such rules is general
to establish law and order
3.
the branch of knowledge dealing with such rules; jurisprudence
4.
the system of courts in which such rules are referred to in defending one's rights, securing justice, etc.
to resort to law to settle a matter
5.
all such rules having to do with a particular sphere of human activity
business law
6.
common law, as distinguished from equity
7.
the profession of lawyers, judges, etc.
often with the
8.
a.
a sequence of events in nature or in human activities that has been observed to occur with unvarying uniformity under the same conditions
: often law of nature
b.
the formulation in words of such a sequence
the law of gravitation, the law of diminishing returns
9.
any rule or principle expected to be observed
the laws of health, a law of grammar
10.
inherent tendency; instinct
the law of self-preservation
11. Ecclesiastical
a.
a divine commandment
b.
all divine commandments collectively
12. Ancient Mathematics and Logic Etc
a general principle to which all applicable cases must conform
the laws of exponents
13. Sport; British
an allowance in distance or time as in a race; handicap
verb intransitive, verb transitive
14. Informal, Dialectal
to take legal action (against)
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈtheory
Idioms:
go to law
lay down the law
read law
the Law
SYNONYMY NOTE: law, in its specific application, implies prescription and enforcement by a ruling authority[the law of the land]; a rule may not be authoritatively enforced, but it is generally observed in the interestsof order, uniformity, etc. [the rules of golf]; regulation refers to a rule of a group or organization, enforced by authority [military regulations]; a statute is a law enacted by a legislative body; an , ordinance is a local, generally municipal, law; a , canon1 is, strictly, a law of a church, but the term is also used of any rule or principleregarded as true or in conformity with good usage [the canons of taste]
Word origin
ME lawe < OE lagu < Anglo-Norm *lagu, akin to ON lǫg, pl. of lag, something laid down or settled < IE base *legh-, to lie down > lie1
More idioms containing
law
the letter of the law
take the law into your own hands
lay down the law
the law of the jungle
be a law unto yourself
someone's word is law
COBUILD Collocations
law
abortion laws
antitrust law
apply the law
blasphemy law
controversial law
defy the law
discrimination law
divorce law
draconian law
enact laws
environmental law
equality law
existing law
flout the law
impose law
practise law
repeal a law
restrictive law
tax law
the law is clear
tighten the law
tough law
uphold the law
Examples of 'law' in a sentence
law
Perhaps once the forces of law know who it is they will speed things along a little.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
In business matters, like who was going to ghost Jett's autobiography, Kevin's word was obviously law.
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)
Quotations
The end of the law is, not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedomJohn LockeSecond 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 importantMartin Luther King Jr.
The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safelyRobert BoltA Man For All Seasons
No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nailsJohn MortimerA Voyage Round My Father
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyerRobert Frost
Laws were made to be brokenJohn WilsonNoctes Ambrosianae
The Common Law of England has been laboriously built about a mythical figure - the figure of "The Reasonable Man"A.P. HerbertUncommon Law
We do not get good laws to restrain bad people. We get good people to restrain bad lawsG.K. ChestertonAll Things Considered
The law is a ass - a idiotCharles DickensOliver 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 himJohn SeldenTable 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 powerfulAnacharsis
Law is a bottomless pitDr. ArbuthnotThe History of John Bull
It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent sufferWilliam BlackstoneCommentaries on the Laws of England
The one great principle of the English law is to make business for itselfCharles DickensBleak 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 effectJohn Stuart MillThe Subjection of Women
Hard cases make bad laws
One law for the rich, and another for the poor
In other languages
law
British English: law /lɔː/ NOUN
The law is a system of rules that a society or government develops to deal with things like crime.
Driving too fast is against the law.
American English: law
Arabic: قَانُونٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: lei
Chinese: 法律
Croatian: zakon
Czech: právo zákony
Danish: lov
Dutch: wet
European Spanish: ley
Finnish: laki
French: loi
German: Gesetz
Greek: νόμος
Italian: legge
Japanese: 法律
Korean: 법
Norwegian: lov
Polish: prawo przepis
European Portuguese: lei
Romanian: lege
Russian: закон
Latin American Spanish: ley
Swedish: lag juridik
Thai: กฎหมาย
Turkish: yasa
Ukrainian: закон
Vietnamese: luật
All related terms of 'law'
by law
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.
in-law
a relative by marriage
bye-law
dry law
a law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages
gag law
any closure regulation adopted by a deliberative body
gas law
Physics See ideal gas law
pre-law
an undergraduate course taken before studying at law school
tax law
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.
the law
the legal or judicial system
blue law
any of the strict puritanical laws prevalent in colonial New England
Bonar Law
Andrew Bonar ( ˈbɒnə ). 1858–1923, British Conservative statesman, born in Canada; prime minister (1922–23)
canon law
Canon law is the law of the Christian Church. It has authority only for that church and its members.
case law
Case law is law that has been established by following decisions made by judges in earlier cases.
civil law
Civil law is the part of a country's set of laws which is concerned with the private affairs of citizens, for example marriage and property ownership , rather than with crime .
crown law
criminal law
game law
a law enacted for the preservation of game, as by restricting the number and kinds of game that may be taken and by designating periods of the year when specified game may be taken
law agent
(in Scotland) a solicitor holding a certificate from the Law Society of Scotland and thereby entitled to appear for a client in any Sheriff Court
law clerk
someone who assists a judge by researching cases and writing opinions
law court
A law court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate .
Law Lord
(in Britain ) members of the House of Lords who sit as the highest court of appeal , although in theory the full House of Lords has this role
Law Lords
(in Britain ) members of the House of Lords who sit as the highest court of appeal , although in theory the full House of Lords has this role
law term
an expression or word used in law
lemon law
a law that requires manufacturers to replace , repair , or refund the cost of automobiles that prove to be defective
lynch law
the practice of condemning and punishing a person by mob action without a proper trial
Ohm's law
the principle that the electric current passing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across it, provided that the temperature remains constant . The constant of proportionality is the resistance of the conductor
Oral Law
the traditional body of religious law believed to have been revealed to Moses as an interpretation of the Torah and passed on orally until it was codified and recorded, principally in the Mishna and Gemara
pass law
(formerly, in South Africa ) a law restricting the movement of Black Africans , esp from rural to urban areas
poor law
a law providing for the relief or support of the poor from public, esp parish , funds
read law
to study to become a lawyer
Roman law
the system of jurisprudence of ancient Rome , codified under Justinian and forming the basis of many modern legal systems
Salic law
the code of laws of the Salic Franks and other Germanic tribes
Scots law
the body of law in force in Scotland
Sod's law
Sod's Law or sod's law is the idea that if something can go wrong, it will go wrong.
sound law
a rule describing phonetic changes in the history of a language
space law
the projected law that would govern the use of outer space by various nations based on certain treaties
tough law
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.
Babo's law
the law stating that the vapour pressure of a solution is reduced in proportion to the amount of solute added
Bode's law
an empirical rule relating the distances of the planets from the sun , based on the numerical sequence 0, 3, 6, 12, 24,…. Adding 4 to each number and dividing by 10 gives the sequence 0.4, 0.7, 1, 1.6, 2.8,…, which is a reasonable representation of distances in astronomical units for most planets if the minor planets are counted as a single entity at 2.8
Boyle's law
the principle that the pressure of a gas varies inversely with its volume at constant temperature
Bragg's law
the principle that when a beam of X-rays of wavelength λ enters a crystal , the maximum intensity of the reflected ray occurs when sin θ = n λ/2 d , where θ is the complement of the angle of incidence , n is a whole number, and d is the distance between layers of atoms
common law
Common law is the system of law which is based on judges ' decisions and on custom rather than on written laws.
company law
the area of law that deals with business enterprises
Curie's law
the principle that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to its thermodynamic temperature
divorce law
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.
go to law
If you go to law , you go to court in order to get a legal judgment on a dispute .
Grimm's law
the rules accounting for systematic correspondences between consonants in the Germanic languages and consonants in other Indo-European languages; it states that Proto-Indo-European voiced aspirated stops , voiced unaspirated stops, and voiceless stops became voiced unaspirated stops, voiceless stops, and voiceless fricatives respectively
Henry's law
the principle that the amount of a gas dissolved at equilibrium in a given quantity of a liquid is proportional to the pressure of the gas in contact with the liquid
higher law
an ethical or religious principle considered as taking precedence over the laws of society, and to which one may appeal in order to justify disobedience to a constitution or enacted law with which it conflicts
Hooke's law
the principle that the stress imposed on a solid is directly proportional to the strain produced, within the elastic limit
Hume's law
the philosophical doctrine that an evaluative statement cannot be derived from purely factual premises , often formulated as: one can't derive an "ought" from an "is"
Chinese translation of 'law'
law
(lɔː)
n
(s/u) (= legal system) 法律 (fǎlǜ)
⇒ Changes in the law are needed.有必要修改法律。 (Yǒu bìyào xiūgǎi fǎlǜ.)
(u) (= profession) 司法界 (sīfǎjiè)
⇒ a career in law在司法界的事业 (zài sīfǎjiè de shìyè)
(u) (Univ) 法学(學) (fǎxué)
⇒ a degree in law法学学位 (fǎxué xuéwèi)
(c) (= regulation) 法规(規) (fǎguī) (条(條), tiáo)
⇒ Britain's blasphemy laws英国的有关亵渎神的法规 (Yīngguó de yǒuguān xièdú shén de fǎguī)
(c) (= code) 规(規)范(範) (guīfàn)
⇒ inflexible moral laws固定的道德规范 (gùdìng de dàodé guīfàn)
(c)[of nature, science]定律 (dìnglǜ) (条(條), tiáo)
⇒ the law of gravity引力定律 (yǐnlì dìnglǜ)
against the law违(違)法 (wéifǎ)
to break the law违(違)法 (wéifǎ)
by law依照法律 (yīzhào fǎlǜ)
to be above the law凌(淩)驾(駕)于(於)法律之上 (língjià yú fǎlǜ zhī shàng)
criminal/company law刑/公司法 (xíng/gōngsī fǎ)
to take the law into one's own hands越过(過)法律权(權)限擅自处(處)理 (yuèguò fǎlǜ quánxiàn shànzì chǔlǐ)
Law School Admissions Test 法学(學)院入学(學)考试(試) Fǎxuéyuàn Rùxué Kǎoshì
1 (noun)
Definition
the science or knowledge of law
Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law.
Synonyms
constitution
The king was forced to adopt a new constitution which reduced his powers.
code
This crime is included in the penal code on treason.
legislation
legislation to protect women's rights
charter
The Prime Minister also attacked the social charter.
jurisprudence
2 (noun)
If you lot don't stop fighting I'll have the law round.
Synonyms
the police
constabulary
the police force
law enforcement agency
the boys in blue (informal)
the fuzz (slang)
The fuzz want to question you.
the Old Bill (slang)
3 (noun)
Definition
a rule or set of rules regulating what may or may not be done by members of a society or community
The law was passed on a second vote.
Synonyms
statute
a new statute to take in both pay and discrimination laws
act
an Act of Parliament
bill
rule
demand
order
command
The tanker failed to respond to a command to stop.
code
regulation
new safety regulations
resolution
decree
He issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups to disband.
canon
covenant
ordinance
commandment
enactment
enactments which empowered the court to require security to be given
edict
In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.
4 (noun)
Definition
a rule or body of rules made by the legislature or other authority
the laws of the Church of England
Synonyms
rule
the rule against retrospective prosecution
order
Mr North had been arrested on the orders of the Spanish government.
ruling
principle
standard
My father has always had high moral standards.
direction
regulation
They also have responsibility for the regulation of nurseries.
guideline
decree
court decrees relating to marital property
maxim
I believe in the maxim `if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.
ordinance
ordinances that restrict building development
tenet
Non-violence is the central tenet of their faith.
dictum
the dictum that it is preferable to be roughly right than precisely wrong
precept
the precepts of Buddhism
5 (noun)
Definition
a general principle, formula, or rule in mathematics, science, or philosophy
inflexible moral laws
Synonyms
principle
a violation of the basic principles of Marxism
standard
systems that were by later standards absurdly primitive
code
formula
The new peace formula means hostilities have ended.
criterion
Exam results shouldn't be the only criterion for your choice of school.
canon
These measures offended all the accepted canons of political economy.
precept
axiom
the long-held axiom that education leads to higher income
kaupapa (New Zealand)
6 (noun)
a career in law
Synonyms
the legal profession
the bar
barristers
idiom
See lay down the law
related words
related adjectiveslegaljudicialjuridicialjural
subject word lists
See Law termsSee Criminal law termsSee Property law termsSee Scots law terms
Quotations
The end of the law is, not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom [John Locke – Second 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 [Martin Luther King Jr.]The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safely [Robert Bolt – A Man For All Seasons]No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails [John Mortimer – A Voyage Round My Father]A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer [Robert Frost]Laws were made to be broken [John Wilson – Noctes Ambrosianae]The Common Law of England has been laboriously built about a mythical figure - the figure of "The Reasonable Man" [A.P. Herbert – Uncommon Law]We do not get good laws to restrain bad people. We get good people to restrain bad laws [G.K. Chesterton – All Things Considered]The law is a ass - a idiot [Charles Dickens – Oliver 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 him [John Selden – Table 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 [Anacharsis]Law is a bottomless pit [Dr. Arbuthnot – The History of John Bull]It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer [William Blackstone – Commentaries on the Laws of England]The one great principle of the English law is to make business for itself [Charles Dickens – Bleak 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 effect [John Stuart Mill – The Subjection of Women]
proverbs
Hard cases make bad lawsOne law for the rich, and another for the poor
Additional synonyms
in the sense of act
Definition
a formal decision reached or law passed by a law-making body
an Act of Parliament
Synonyms
law,
bill,
measure,
resolution,
decree,
statute,
ordinance,
enactment,
edict
in the sense of axiom
Definition
a generally accepted principle
the long-held axiom that education leads to higher income
Synonyms
principle,
fundamental,
maxim,
gnome,
adage,
postulate,
dictum,
precept,
aphorism,
truism,
apophthegm
in the sense of canon
Definition
a general rule or standard
These measures offended all the accepted canons of political economy.
Synonyms
rule,
standard,
principle,
regulation,
formula,
criterion,
dictate,
statute,
yardstick,
precept
Synonyms of 'law'
law
Explore 'law' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of charter
Definition
the fundamental principles of an organization
The Prime Minister also attacked the social charter.
Synonyms
constitution,
laws,
rules,
code
in the sense of code
This crime is included in the penal code on treason.
Synonyms
law,
rules,
regulations,
constitution,
charter,
canon,
jurisprudence
in the sense of command
Definition
an authoritative instruction that something must be done
The tanker failed to respond to a command to stop.
Synonyms
order,
demand,
direction,
instruction,
dictate,
requirement,
decree,
bidding,
mandate,
canon,
directive,
injunction,
fiat,
ultimatum,
commandment,
edict,
behest,
precept
in the sense of criterion
Definition
a standard by which something can be judged or decided
Exam results shouldn't be the only criterion for your choice of school.
Synonyms
standard,
test,
rule,
measure,
principle,
proof,
par,
norm,
canon,
gauge,
yardstick,
touchstone,
bench mark
in the sense of decree
Definition
a law made by someone in authority
He issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups to disband.
Synonyms
law,
order,
ruling,
act,
demand,
command,
regulation,
mandate,
canon,
statute,
covenant,
ordinance,
proclamation,
enactment,
edict,
dictum,
precept
in the sense of decree
Definition
a judgment of a court
court decrees relating to marital property
Synonyms
judgment,
finding,
order,
result,
ruling,
decision,
award,
conclusion,
verdict,
arbitration
in the sense of dictum
Definition
a popular saying or maxim
the dictum that it is preferable to be roughly right than precisely wrong
Synonyms
saying,
saw (old-fashioned),
maxim,
adage,
proverb,
precept,
axiom,
gnome
in the sense of edict
Definition
a decree or order given by any authority
In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.
Synonyms
decree,
law,
act,
order,
ruling,
demand,
command,
regulation,
dictate,
mandate,
canon,
manifesto,
injunction,
statute,
fiat,
ordinance,
proclamation,
enactment,
dictum,
pronouncement,
ukase (rare),
pronunciamento
in the sense of enactment
enactments which empowered the court to require security to be given
Synonyms
decree,
order,
law,
act,
ruling,
bill,
measure,
command,
legislation,
regulation,
resolution,
dictate,
canon,
statute,
ordinance,
commandment,
edict,
bylaw
in the sense of formula
Definition
a plan or set of rules for doing or producing something
The new peace formula means hostilities have ended.
Synonyms
method,
plan,
policy,
rule,
principle,
procedure,
recipe,
prescription,
blueprint,
precept,
modus operandi,
way
Additional synonyms
in the sense of legislation
Definition
the laws so made
legislation to protect women's rights
Synonyms
law,
act,
ruling,
rule,
bill,
measure,
regulation,
charter,
statute
in the sense of maxim
Definition
a brief expression of a general truth, principle, or rule of conduct
I believe in the maxim `if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.
Synonyms
saying,
motto,
adage,
proverb,
rule,
saw (old-fashioned),
gnome,
dictum,
axiom,
aphorism,
byword,
apophthegm
in the sense of order
Definition
an instruction that must be obeyed
Mr North had been arrested on the orders of the Spanish government.
Synonyms
instruction,
ruling,
demand,
direction,
command,
say-so (informal),
dictate,
decree,
mandate,
directive,
injunction,
behest,
stipulation
in the sense of ordinance
Definition
an official rule or order
ordinances that restrict building development
Synonyms
rule,
order,
law,
ruling,
standard,
guide,
direction,
principle,
command,
regulation,
guideline,
criterion,
decree,
canon,
statute,
fiat,
edict,
dictum,
precept
in the sense of precept
Definition
a rule of conduct
the precepts of Buddhism
Synonyms
rule,
order,
law,
direction,
principle,
command,
regulation,
instruction,
decree,
mandate,
canon,
statute,
ordinance,
commandment,
behest,
dictum
in the sense of regulation
Definition
a rule that governs procedure or behaviour
new safety regulations
Synonyms
rule,
order,
law,
direction,
procedure,
requirement,
dictate,
decree,
canon,
statute,
ordinance,
commandment,
edict,
precept,
standing order
in the sense of regulation
Definition
the act of regulating
They also have responsibility for the regulation of nurseries.
Synonyms
control,
government,
management,
administration,
direction,
arrangement,
supervision,
governance,
rule
in the sense of standard
Definition
a moral principle of behaviour
My father has always had high moral standards.
Synonyms
principles,
ideals,
morals,
rule,
ethics,
canon,
moral principles,
code of honour
in the sense of standard
Definition
an accepted example of something against which others are judged or measured
systems that were by later standards absurdly primitive
Synonyms
criterion,
measure,
guideline,
example,
model,
average,
guide,
pattern,
sample,
par,
norm,
gauge,
benchmark,
yardstick,
touchstone
in the sense of tenet
Definition
a principle on which a belief or doctrine is based