Antonyms for laws
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : law |
| Phonetic Transcription : lÉ” |
Definition of laws
Origin :- Old English lagu (plural laga, comb. form lah-) "law, ordinance, rule, regulation; district governed by the same laws," from Old Norse *lagu "law," collective plural of lag "layer, measure, stroke," literally "something laid down or fixed," from Proto-Germanic *lagan "put, lay" (see lay (v.)).
- Replaced Old English æ and gesetnes, which had the same sense development as law. Cf. also statute, from Latin statuere; German Gesetz "law," from Old High German gisatzida; Lithuanian istatymas, from istatyti "set up, establish." In physics, from 1660s. Law and order have been coupled since 1796.
- noun rules of a government, society
- noun standard, principle of behavior
- Aspasia remained in Athens, triumphant over the laws of religion and morality.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The laws of the country made it impossible to accompany her beloved husband.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- All laws to secure these ends will receive my best efforts for their enforcement.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- These laws are general and their administration should be uniform and equal.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The supremacy of the nation and its laws should be no longer a subject of debate.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- It is the crisis which makes the pressure, and not the laws which provide a remedy for it.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- To increase the attachment of our people to the Union, our laws should be just.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- I have been selected by you to execute and enforce the laws of the country.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- From those who loved the people and, of course, despised the laws?
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Americans are called to enact this promise in our lives and in our laws.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
Synonyms for laws
- act
- assize
- assumption
- axiom
- base
- behest
- bidding
- bylaw
- canon
- case
- cause
- caveat
- charge
- charter
- code
- command
- commandment
- constitution
- covenant
- criterion
- decision
- decree
- decretum
- demand
- dictate
- divestiture
- due process
- edict
- enactment
- equity
- exigency
- formula
- foundation
- fundamental
- garnishment
- generalization
- ground
- guide
- injunction
- institute
- instruction
- jurisprudence
- legislation
- mandate
- maxim
- measure
- notice
- order
- ordinance
- origin
- postulate
- precedent
- precept
- prescript
- prescription
- principium
- proposal
- proposition
- reason
- reg
- regulation
- requirement
- rule
- ruling
- source
- statute
- subpoena
- summons
- theorem
- truth
- usage
- warrant
- writ
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