Meaning : The collection of rules imposed by authority.
Example :
Civilization presupposes respect for the law.
The great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order.
Synonyms : jurisprudence
Meaning : Legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity.
Example :
There is a law against kidnapping.
Meaning : A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society.
Synonyms : natural law
Meaning : A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature.
Example :
The laws of thermodynamics.
Synonyms : law of nature
Meaning : The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do.
Synonyms : jurisprudence, legal philosophy
Meaning : The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Example :
He studied law at Yale.
Synonyms : practice of law
Meaning : The force of policemen and officers.
Example :
The law came looking for him.
Synonyms : constabulary, police, police force