law
284
3.8
- noun
- /lɔ/
- Informal
:
los polis
- They did exactly what they are required by law to do.
- law enforcement
- trouble with the law
- law enforcement officer
Most of them working for law enforcement in Mexico.
- Most of them working for law enforcement in Mexico.
- You have to do calculations that not even law enforcement is able to do.
- I never had a a a run in with the law.
- I love that they have law around the band.
- Someone died, you know, law enforcement, security.
- And none of them, to this day, none of them complained law enforcement, they eat it.
Examples
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Ms. Kaswell, that was a very thoughtful speech, but the law's not on your side.
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A police officer who represents the law tells his partner that he broke the law.
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You got a problem, you take it up with the law.
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Do you know it's against the law to drive with an open alcohol container in this state?
Fiction book (1994) -
They're doing their job enforcing the law set in Downing St.
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The law always catches up with those who think they can evade it.
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If you break the law, you will face serious consequences from the police.
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When the protest got out of hand, the law intervened to restore order.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
People who enforce laws, prevent crime, and keep public order
∞
2.3
An organized group of people like soldiers or police
660
3.2
The work police do to stop crime, find criminals, and make people obey the law
179
1.3
A local government group that enforces laws and prevents crime
146
2.0
A group of officers who keep order and safety in a town or city
50
3.1
A group that makes sure people follow rules and stops crime and finds who did it
6
8.1
A local police force that serves a county or town
2
4.8
The power of police to find and catch criminals far away
1
9.9
A police force organized like an army that patrols the countryside and highways
People who make sure others follow the law
Official people or groups that make rules and make sure others follow them
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Law comes from an old word meaning 'to lay', as in lay. We often call the police 'the law' because they are the people who keep and act for the rules that have been 'laid down', which is why being 'on the run from the law' means avoiding those who enforce the rules.