nnoun.cognitionthe branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they doSynset:law legal philosophy
Derivationally Related Form:juristjurisprudential
Hypernyms:philosophy
Inherited Hypernyms:jurisprudencephilosophyhumanistic disciplinedisciplineknowledge domaincontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:contract lawcorporation lawmatrimonial lawpatent law
Full Hyponyms:contract lawcorporation lawmatrimonial lawpatent law
nnoun.groupthe collection of rules imposed by authoritySynset:law
Examples:- civilization presupposes respect for the law
- the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
Derivationally Related Form:jurist
Hypernyms:accumulation aggregation assemblage collection
Inherited Hypernyms:lawcollectiongroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Islamic lawLaw of MosesMosaic lawadministrative lawcanon lawcase lawcivil lawcommercial lawcommon lawecclesiastical lawinternational lawlaw merchantlaw of nationslaw of the landmartial lawmercantile lawmilitary lawprecedentsecurities lawshariasharia lawshariahshariah lawstatutory lawtax law
Part Meronyms:law
Full Hyponyms:administrative lawcanon lawcase lawcivil lawcommon lawenabling legislationhududinternational lawlaw of the landlegislationmaritime lawmartial lawmercantile lawmilitary lawmosaic lawoccupational safety and health actsecurities lawshariahstatutory lawtax law