Law definition

Law as a noun

1. the collection of rules imposed by authority

   "civilization presupposes respect for the law"

   Same sense: jurisprudence

2. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity

   "there is a law against kidnapping"

3. a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

   Same sense: natural law

4. a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

   "the laws of thermodynamics"

   Same sense: law of nature

5. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

   Same sense: legal philosophy, jurisprudence

6. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system

   "he studied law at Yale"

   Same sense: practice of law

7. the force of policemen and officers

   "the law came looking for him"

   Same sense: police, police force, constabulary

Synonyms and antonyms

• jurisprudence
• natural law
• law of nature
• legal philosophy
• practice of law
• police definition
• police force
• constabulary

All synonyms of law, sense by sense

How to say law

Law has 1 syllable and rhymes with saw. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with law

• saw
• draw
• aw
• shaw
• withdraw
• straw
• jaw
• warsaw
• flaw
• claw
• outlaw
• paw

All 42 words that rhyme with law

LAW in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

1

Is LAW a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check LAW in the word checker, or unscramble LAW to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.