law book
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2.5
- noun
- /lɔː bʊk/
:
libro de leyes
- I've been through the law book from cover to cover.
- reading law books
- shelves of law books
- criminal law book
Of course, they're all in the law books, plus they're in the newspaper.
- Of course, they're all in the law books, plus they're in the newspaper.
- And I'm just so fucking stoked to actually see a legal precedent written down in the law books in favor of reaction videos.
Examples
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My father has a library full of law books, 'cause he believes in the law.
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The bookshelves were made from pine, the shelves reinforced to hold heavy law books.
Fiction book (1994) -
There will be a library with law books, no doubt, and one of those law books will have said details.
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I know, but maybe I should read a law book or something.
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I studied every law book I could get my hands on.
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Judges lack access to law books and even paper on which to write opinions.
Academic text (2001) -
Laura enters with a huge pile of law books in her arms.
Fiction book (1993) -
On the law books of most states, there are still standing laws on sodomy being illegal.
Blog text (23) -
Most lawyers have to spend more of their time on the telephone and dictating letters than reading law books.
Academic text (1993) -
I studied every law book I could get my hands on.
Synonyms
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2.6
A book you use to check facts or information
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5.8
A book with records of past cases for study
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7.0
A complete list of laws made by a government for a country or area
A complete book that explains all parts of a subject, often about law
How Technical
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a book containing laws or legal information' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'law' (legal rules) with 'book' (a bound set of pages). This is a straightforward noun–noun compound following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Law book is a simple name: a law book is a book that contains written 'laws' or other 'legal information' people check when they need the rules. So, when someone says law book they mean a book you use to find or check the law.