Word a Day
law
What does law mean?
law (noun): the body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use law in a sentence?
- The courts interpret the law but should not make it. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce law?
/lɔ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does law come from?
From Middle English lawe, laȝe, from Old English lagu (“law”), borrowed from Old Norse lǫg (“law”, literally “things laid down or firmly established”), originally the plural of lag (“layer, stratum, a laying in order, measure, stroke”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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