law, constitution, regulation, code, rule, act

principle, theorem, fundamental, law

名詞 law:

1. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
2. the collection of rules imposed by authority
   同義詞：jurisprudence
3. a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
   同義詞：law of nature
4. a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
   同義詞：natural law
5. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
   同義詞：practice of law
6. the force of policemen and officers
   同義詞：police, police force, constabulary
7. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
   同義詞：jurisprudence, legal philosophy

1. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
   不懂法律不是藉口。
2. My car's a law unto itself I can't rely on it.
   我的汽車自行其是－－靠不住了。
3. He's always laying down the law about gardening but he really doesn't know much about it.
   他總是對(duì)園藝工作發(fā)號(hào)施令，其實(shí)他只是一知半解。
4. The law forbids stealing.
   法律禁止盜竊。

law

n.（名詞）
A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.
法律：由慣例、約定或權(quán)力機(jī)構(gòu)制定的行為規(guī)范或程序

The body of rules and principles governing the affairs of a community and enforced by a political authority; a legal system:
法律系統(tǒng)：規(guī)范某一社會(huì)事務(wù)的一套規(guī)則和原則，由政治權(quán)力機(jī)構(gòu)實(shí)施；法律系統(tǒng)：
例句：
international law.
國(guó)際法

The condition of social order and justice created by adherence to such a system:
根據(jù)此種系統(tǒng)建立的社會(huì)秩序和公理正義：
例句：
a breakdown of law and civilized behavior.
法制與文明行為的崩潰

A set of rules or principles dealing with a specific area of a legal system:
法規(guī)：與一法律體系中某一特定領(lǐng)域有關(guān)的一套規(guī)范或準(zhǔn)則：
例句：
tax law; criminal law.
稅法；刑法

A piece of enacted legislation.
法律條文：一部頒布實(shí)施的法律

The system of judicial administration giving effect to the laws of a community:
司法界：使一社會(huì)法律得以生效的司法管理體系：
例句：
All citizens are equal before the law.
法律之前，人人平等

Legal action or proceedings; litigation:
起訴：訴訟或訴訟程序；訴訟：
例句：
submit a dispute to law.
將爭(zhēng)端訴諸法律

An impromptu or extralegal system of justice substituted for established judicial procedure:
臨時(shí)條款：一種取代現(xiàn)行的司法程序的臨時(shí)或未經(jīng)法律批準(zhǔn)的司法體系：
例句：
frontier law.
邊境法

An agency or agent responsible for enforcing the law. Often used withthe :
執(zhí)法者：負(fù)責(zé)執(zhí)行法律的代理機(jī)構(gòu)或代理人。常與the 連用：
例句：
.The law . . . stormed out of the woods as the vessel was being relieved of her cargo.(Sid Moody)
.當(dāng)船只正卸下貨物時(shí)…執(zhí)法者如風(fēng)暴般從樹林中沖出來(lái).(錫德·穆迪)

Informal A police officer. Often used withthe.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 警察。通常與the 連用

The science and study of law; jurisprudence.
法律科學(xué)和研究；法理學(xué)
Knowledge of law.
法律知識(shí)
The profession of an attorney.
律師的職業(yè)
Something, such as an order or a dictum, having absolute or unquestioned authority:
（命令，格言）具有絕對(duì)的權(quán)威：具有絕對(duì)的或不可置疑的權(quán)威的事物，如命令或法官的意見(jiàn)：
例句：
The commander`s word was law.
指揮官的話就是法律

Law
Law
The body of principles or precepts held to express the divine will, especially as revealed in the Bible:
訓(xùn)誡：用來(lái)表示神意愿的一系列法規(guī)或概念，尤指體現(xiàn)在《圣經(jīng)》中的：
例句：
Mosaic Law.
摩西律法

The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures.
希伯來(lái)圣經(jīng)中的最初五卷
A code of principles based on morality, conscience, or nature.
道德規(guī)范：基于道德、良心或本性之上的一套原則

A rule or custom generally established in a particular domain:
規(guī)則，慣例：在某一特殊領(lǐng)域內(nèi)被普遍認(rèn)可的規(guī)矩或慣例：
例句：
the unwritten laws of good sportsmanship.
運(yùn)動(dòng)員精神的不成文準(zhǔn)則

A way of life:
生活方式：
例句：
the law of the jungle.
（弱肉強(qiáng)食的）叢林法則

A formulation describing a relationship observed to be invariable between or among phenomena for all cases in which the specified conditions are met:
定律：各種現(xiàn)象之間恒定關(guān)系的簡(jiǎn)潔陳述，在所有符合特定條件的例子中都能適用：
例句：
the law of gravity.
地心引力定律

A generalization based on consistent experience or results:
規(guī)律：基于一致的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和結(jié)果之上的總結(jié)：
例句：
the law of supply and demand; the law of averages.
供需法則；平均法則

Mathematics A general principle or rule that is assumed or that has been proven to hold between expressions.
【數(shù)學(xué)】 定理：表達(dá)式之間假設(shè)或被證明存在的一普通原則或法則
A principle of organization, procedure, or technique:
規(guī)則：組織、程序或技術(shù)方面的原則：
例句：
the laws of grammar; the laws of visual perspective.
語(yǔ)法規(guī)則；透視法則

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
lawed,law.ing,laws
To go to law; litigate.
打官司：訴諸于法律；起訴

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>a law unto (oneself)
A totally independent operator:
獨(dú)斷專行：完全獨(dú)立的經(jīng)營(yíng)者：
例句：
An executive who is a law unto herself.
自行其是的女領(lǐng)導(dǎo)

take the law into (one`s) own hands
To mete out justice as one sees fit without due recourse to law enforcement agencies or the courts.
隨意處罰：以某人自己覺(jué)得適合的方式給予司法處罰，而不通過(guò)正當(dāng)程序訴諸法律執(zhí)行機(jī)關(guān)或法庭
來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English lagu
源自 古英語(yǔ) lagu
from Old Norse *lagu [sing. of] lôg [pl. of] lag [that which is laid down] * see legh-
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語(yǔ) *lagu [] lôg的單數(shù) [] lag的復(fù)數(shù) [制定的事物] *參見(jiàn) legh-