law

A basic idea or law that explains how something works

A rule that describes how nature behaves, often shown with a formula

A basic rule scientists find about how the world works

Tell people firmly what they must do

A situation where only the strongest people succeed without fair rules

The power of police to find and catch criminals far away

People must do what someone says without question

What the mother decides must be followed without question

People must do what one person says without question

When things can go wrong, they often do

The work police do to stop crime, find criminals, and make people obey the law

A person related to you by marriage, for example your spouse's parent or sibling

A school where students study to become lawyers

A company of lawyers who give legal help to people and companies

A man in your family by marriage, for example your spouse's brother or your sister's husband

The mother of your husband or wife

All people and organizations, including officials, must follow the same fair laws

A man who is married to your daughter

A sister of your husband or wife

A place where a judge hears and decides cases about the law

Rules that countries follow when they deal with each other

The father of your husband or wife

Following the law and not breaking rules

A woman who is married to someone's son

A group that makes sure people follow rules and stops crime and finds who did it

A student who studies law at a university or law school

Temporary military rule over a country that replaces normal law during a war or crisis

Main laws of a country made by its government

A university certificate that shows someone finished law studies

Rules that say which acts are crimes and how people are punished

A rule that describes how nature behaves, often shown with a formula

A set of moral rules that come from human nature and apply to everyone

Rules that tell how governments set and collect taxes

A basic rule scientists find about how the world works

A system where judges use past court decisions and customs rather than written laws

Judges make rules from earlier court decisions

Law based on Islamic teachings that guides family and personal life

A system of rules for life and law based on the Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad's teachings

A business where lawyers give legal help to people and companies

A system of law about private rights and disputes between people

Government rules that stop one company from controlling a market and protect competition

A book that gives official rules and legal information

An issue a judge decides about how the law applies

A basic rule that explains how energy moves and changes in closed systems

The rules a country or state has about when and how people can legally end a pregnancy

A rule that the government must follow fair legal steps before taking someone's life, freedom, or property

A person who makes sure people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff

Work a lawyer does to give advice, prepare documents, and represent people in court

Rules about how companies are formed, run, and controlled

Laws in the United States that kept Black and white people apart, mainly in the South

Rules about who owns and can use an invention

Rules and decisions that tell government agencies how to act

Rules that control the behavior, trials, and punishments of people in the armed forces

Rules made by a Christian church to govern its members

Doing things that are illegal

Religious laws given by God to the Israelites through Moses, including the Ten Commandments

Energy naturally spreads from hot places to cold ones, increasing disorder

A rule that shows how pushes and pulls change how things move, for example by starting or stopping

Law about ships, navigation, and trade at sea

Rules about how companies sell or issue stocks and bonds

A rule people follow because of custom rather than being made by the government

Law that deals with agreements and the duties people or businesses have to each other

Rules that tell how countries must act with each other

A law that stops shops and some activities on Sundays or religious holidays

All people get the same treatment under the law

A place where a judge hears cases and gives decisions

Three basic rules that explain how pushes and pulls change the motion of objects

A relationship the law accepts when a couple live together and behave as if married

A rule people believe comes directly from God rather than from laws made by people

A law that helps buyers get a refund or replacement for vehicles that keep breaking

A funny idea that if something can go wrong, it will

A system of rules used in ancient Rome that influenced many modern civil laws

When one object pushes another, the other object pushes back equally

Acting as if you have legal power when you do not, often to do illegal acts

Rules that deal with ships, boats, and activities at sea

A set of basic rules that explains how a country's government works and what rights people have

When a sample gets larger, its average gets closer to the average of the whole group

After a point, adding more work gives smaller extra results

An area of law about marriage, divorce, and family matters

A moral rule that is more important than rules made by the government

Three basic rules that explain how objects move and push each other in physics

Rules about how the government deals with people and society

A matter a judge decides about how to understand a law