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Law : noun : laws = rules by which a country is governed and the activities of people and organizations are controlled


Labor Laws = laws concerning the employment of workers


Law = all the laws of a country taken together


Civil Law = laws relating to arguments between individuals and the rights of individuals


Commercial Law = laws regarding busi¬ness


Company Law = laws which refer to the way companies work


Contract Law = laws related to private agreements


The Law of Contract = laws related to private agreements


Copy Right Law = laws concerning the protection of copyright


Criminal Law = laws related to Crime


International Law = laws referring to the way countries deal with each other


Maritime Law = laws referring to ships and ports


The Law of the Sea = laws referring to ships and ports


Law Courts = place where a judge listens to cases and decides who is right legally

  • To take someone to law = to tell someone to appear in court to settle an argument

  • Inside the law = obeying the laws of a country

  • Within the law = obeying the laws of a country

  • Against the law = not according to the laws of a country

  • Outside the law = not according to the laws of a country

  • The company is operating outside the law.

  • To break the law = to do something which is not allowed by law.

  • He is breaking the law by selling goods on Sunday.

  • You will be breaking the law if you try to take that computer out of the country without an export license.

  • Law : noun : general rule
  • Law of supply and demand = general rule that the amount of a product which is available is related to the needs of the possible customers

  • Law of Diminishing Returns = general rule that as more factors of production (land, labor and capital) are added to the existing factors, so the amount they produce is proportionately smaller


    Note : no plural







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