law

noun

规则体系 system of rules

1. 法律（体系）
   the whole system of rules that everyone in a country or society must obey
   1. If they entered the building they would be breaking the law .
      如果进入那栋大楼，他们就会触犯法律。
   2. In Sweden it is against the law to hit a child.
      在瑞典打小孩是违法的。
   3. Defence attorneys can use any means within the law to get their client off.
      辩护律师可在法律许可的范围内利用任何手段为当事人作无罪辩护。
   4. British schools are now required by law to publish their exam results.
      现在英国的学校得按法律规定公布考试结果。
   5. The reforms have recently become law .
      这些改革最近已成为法律。
   6. Do not think you are above the law (= think that you cannot be punished by the law) .
      别以为你能凌驾于法律之上。
   7. the need for better law enforcement
      加强执法力度的必要
   8. Kate's word was law in the Brown household.
      凯特的话在布朗家就是金科玉律。
2. 法规
   a particular branch of the law
   1. company/international/tax, etc. law
      公司法、国际法、税法等

一条法规 one rule

3. （针对某项罪行、协议等的一条）法律，法规
   a rule that deals with a particular crime, agreement, etc.
   1. the 1996 law against the hiring of illegal immigrants
      禁止雇用非法移民的1996法规
   2. The government has introduced some tough new laws on food hygiene.
      政府对食物卫生出台了一些强硬的新法规。
   3. strict gun laws
      严格的枪支法
   4. a federal/state law
      联邦 / 州法律
   5. to pass a law (= officially make it part of the system of laws)
      通过一项法律
   6. There ought to be a law against it!
      应该有法律来防止这种事！

学科；职业 subject/profession

4. 法学；法律学；律师业
   the study of the law as a subject at university, etc.; the profession of being a lawyer
   1. Jane is studying law.
      简正在学习法律。
   2. He's in law school .
      他在读法学院。
   3. He's at law school.
      他在读法学院。
   4. What made you go into law?
      是什么促使你从事律师业的呢？
   5. a law firm
      律师事务所

警察 police

5. 法律机构
   used to refer to the police and the legal system
   1. Jim is always getting into trouble with the law.
      吉姆总是因惹事落到警察手里。

机构；活动 of organization/activity

6. 规则；规章；条例
   one of the rules which controls an organization or activity
   1. the laws of the Church
      教会的戒律
   2. The first law of kung fu is to defend yourself.
      功夫的首要原则是自卫。
   3. the laws of cricket
      板球规则

良好的品行 of good behaviour

7. 良好行为的准则；（某地或某场合下的）行为规范
   a rule for good behaviour or how you should behave in a particular place or situation
   1. moral laws
      道德准则
   2. the unspoken laws of the street
      不言而喻的街头行为规范

商业；自然；科学 in business/nature/science

8. 规律；法则；原理
   the fact that sth always happens in the same way in an activity or in nature
   1. the laws of supply and demand
      供求律
   2. the law of gravity
      万有引力之规律
9. 定律
   a scientific rule that sb has stated to explain a natural process
   1. the first law of thermodynamics
      热力学第一定律

1. N-SING 法律（体系）；法律界人士
   The law is a system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social relationships. You can also use the law to refer to the people who work in this system.
   1. Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law...
      猥亵和恐吓电话都是违法的。
   2. They are seeking permission to begin criminal proceedings against him for breaking the law on financing political parties...
      他们正寻求取得对他提起刑事诉讼的许可令，以控告他违反了有关政党资助的法律。
   3. There must be changes in the law quickly to stop this sort of thing ever happening to anyone else...
      我们必须迅速修订法律，以杜绝此类事情发生在其他人身上。
   4. The book analyses why women kill and how the law treats them.
      该书分析了女性杀人的动机以及法律对此是如何规定的。
2. N-UNCOUNT （用于指某一种法律）刑法/公司法
   Law is used to refer to a particular branch of the law, such as criminal law or company law.
   1. He was a professor of criminal law at Harvard University law school...
      他是哈佛大学法学院的刑法学教授。
   2. Under international law, diplomats living in foreign countries are exempt from criminal prosecution...
      根据国际法，驻外外交官员免受刑事检控。
   3. Important questions of constitutional law were involved.
      其中涉及到有关宪法的一些重大问题。
3. N-COUNT （针对某种协议、关系或罪行的）法律，法
   A law is one of the rules in a system of law which deals with a particular type of agreement, relationship, or crime.
   1. ...the country's liberal political asylum law...
      该国开明的政治庇护法
   2. The law was passed on a second vote.
      此法在第二次表决时通过。
4. N-PLURAL （组织或活动的）规则，规章，条例
   The laws of an organization or activity are its rules, which are used to organize and control it.
   1. ...the laws of the Church of England...
      英国国教会的教规
   2. Match officials should not tolerate such behaviour but instead enforce the laws of the game.
      赛事官员不应纵容这种行为，而应严格执行比赛规则。
5. N-COUNT 准则；规矩；道理
   A law is a rule or set of rules for good behaviour which is considered right and important by the majority of people for moral, religious, or emotional reasons.
   1. ...inflexible moral laws.
      不容改变的道德准则
6. N-COUNT 规律；法则
   A law is a natural process in which a particular event or thing always leads to a particular result.
   1. The laws of nature are absolute.
      自然法则至高无上。
7. N-COUNT 定律；定理
   A law is a scientific rule that someone has invented to explain a particular natural process.
   1. ...the law of gravity.
      万有引力定律
8. N-UNCOUNT 司法界；法律行业
   Law or the law is all the professions which deal with Advising people about the law, representing people in court, or giving decisions and punishments.
   1. A career in law is becoming increasingly attractive to young people...
      法律行业对年轻人的吸引力越来越大。
   2. Nearly 100 law firms are being referred to the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal.
      近百家律师事务所被送上律师纪律法庭。
9. N-UNCOUNT 法学
   Law is the study of systems of law and how laws work.
   1. He came to Oxford and studied law...
      他来到牛津学习法律。
   2. He holds a law degree from Bristol University.
      他拥有布里斯托尔大学的法律学位。
10. See also: court of law rule of law
11. PHRASE 凌驾于法律之上；高于法律
    If you accuse someone of thinking they are above the law, you criticize them for thinking that they are so clever or important that they do not need to obey the law.
    1. One opposition member of parliament accuses the government of wanting to be above the law...
       议会一名反对党议员指责政府意图凌驾于法律之上。
    2. He considered himself above the law.
       他自以为比法还大。
12. PHRASE 平均律
    The law of averages is the idea that something is sure to happen at some time, because of the number of times it generally happens or is expected to happen.
    1. On the law of averages we just can't go on losing.
       根据平均律，我们不会再输下去了。
13. PHRASE 根据法律；依法
    If you have to do something by law or if you are not allowed to do something by law, the law states that you have to do it or that you are not allowed to do it.
    1. By law all restaurants must display their prices outside...
       根据法律，所有餐厅都必须在店外明示用餐价格。
    2. Minicabs are prohibited by law from touting passers-by for business.
       无标志的预约型出租车沿街拉客是非法的。
14. PHRASE 诉诸法律；提起诉讼；打官司
    If you go to law, you go to court in order to get a legal judgment on a dispute.
    1. He went to law and did not succeed in his claim against us.
       他告上了法庭，但没有告赢我们。
15. PHRASE （自以为是地）发号施令
    If you say that someone lays down the law, you are critical of them because they give other people orders and they think that they are always right.
    1. ...traditional parents, who believed in laying down the law for their offspring.
       认为应对子女发号施令的传统的家长们
16. PHRASE 不通过法律自行解决，以暴代法（以惩罚他人或摆平某事）
    If someone takes the law into their own hands, they punish someone or do something to put a situation right, instead of waiting for the police or the legal system to take action.
    1. The speeding motorist was pinned to the ground by angry locals who took the law into their own hands until police arrived.
       愤怒的当地人以暴代法——将超速司机强行按在地上，直至警察赶来。
17. PHRASE （无视法律或惯例而）我行我素，自行其是
    If you say that someone is a law unto himself or herself, you mean that they behave in an independent way, ignoring laws, rules, or conventional ways of doing things.
    1. Some of the landowners were a law unto themselves. There was nobody to check their excesses and they exploited the people.
       某些土地所有者目无法纪。他们横行霸道，鱼肉乡民。
18. Sod's law → see: sod

1. They plan to challenge the constitutionality of the law.
   他们计划对该法的合宪性提出质疑。
2. Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law
   猥亵和恐吓电话都是违法的。
3. They are seeking permission to begin criminal proceedings against him for breaking the law on financing political parties
   他们正寻求取得对他提起刑事诉讼的许可令，以控告他违反了有关政党资助的法律。
4. There must be changes in the law quickly to stop this sort of thing ever happening to anyone else
   我们必须迅速修订法律，以杜绝此类事情发生在其他人身上。
5. The book analyses why women kill and how the law treats them.
   该书分析了女性杀人的动机以及法律对此是如何规定的。
6. He was a professor of criminal law at Harvard University law school
   他是哈佛大学法学院的刑法学教授。
7. Under international law, diplomats living in foreign countries are exempt from criminal prosecution
   根据国际法，驻外外交官员免受刑事检控。
8. Important questions of constitutional law were involved.
   其中涉及到有关宪法的一些重大问题。
9. The law was passed on a second vote.
   此法在第二次表决时通过。
10. Match officials should not tolerate such behaviour but instead enforce the laws of the game.
    赛事官员不应纵容这种行为，而应严格执行比赛规则。
11. The laws of nature are absolute.
    自然法则至高无上。
12. A career in law is becoming increasingly attractive to young people
    法律行业对年轻人的吸引力越来越大。
13. Nearly 100 law firms are being referred to the Solicitors 'Disciplinary Tribunal.
    近百家律师事务所被送上律师纪律法庭。
14. He came to Oxford and studied law
    他来到牛津学习法律。
15. He holds a law degree from Bristol University.
    他拥有布里斯托尔大学的法律学位。
16. One opposition member of parliament accuses the government of wanting to be above the law
    议会一名反对党议员指责政府意图凌驾于法律之上。
17. He considered himself above the law.
    他自以为比法还大。
18. On the law of averages we just can't go on losing.
    根据平均律，我们不会再输下去了。
19. By law all restaurants must display their prices outside
    根据法律，所有餐厅都必须在店外明示用餐价格。
20. Minicabs are prohibited by law from touting passers-by for business.
    无标志的预约型出租车沿街拉客是非法的。
21. He went to law and did not succeed in his claim against us.
    他告上了法庭，但没有告赢我们。
22. The speeding motorist was pinned to the ground by angry locals who took the law into their own hands until police arrived.
    愤怒的当地人以暴代法——将超速司机强行按在地上，直至警察赶来。
23. Some of the landowners were a law unto themselves. There was nobody to check their excesses and they exploited the people.
    某些土地所有者目无法纪。他们横行霸道，鱼肉乡民。
24. The law had been misapplied.
    法律遭到了滥用。
25. Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law.
    议会于今天批准了这项政策，但尚未成为法律。
26. I am confident that we can restore peace, stability and respect for the rule of law.
    我相信我们能恢复和平、稳定和对法治的尊重。
27. She wrote a textbook on international law.
    她写了本国际法教材。
28. They went to prison because they violated the law
    他们触犯了法律，因此坐了牢。
29. Independence and sovereign equality among states is a fundamental principle of international law.
    国家的独立和主权平等，是国际法上的一项根本原则。
30. You transgressed against the law.
    你违法了。

  principle fundamentals law theorem【导航词义：原理，原则】

  principle n. 原理，原则

〔辨析〕指某事物所依据的思想或理论。

  fundamentals n. 基本原理，基础

〔辨析〕指某事物所依托的最重要的观念、规律等。

  law n. 规律，定律

〔辨析〕指自然界或人类社会恒常发生的事或对此进行的描述。

  theorem n. 定理

〔辨析〕通常用于科技英语，多指可以得到证明的数学定理。

n.

be a law unto yourself

• 自行其是；我行我素
  to behave in an independent way and ignore rules or what other people want you to do

go to law

• 诉诸法律；提起诉讼；打官司
  to ask a court to settle a problem or disagreement

law and order

• 法治；治安；遵纪守法
  a situation in which people obey the law and behave in a peaceful way
  1. The government struggled to maintain law and order.
     政府努力维持治安。
  2. After the riots, the military was brought in to restore law and order.
     暴乱以后，军队出动来恢复治安。
  3. They claim to be the party of law and order.
     他们声称自己是重视治安问题的政党。

the law of averages

• 平均律
  the principle that one thing will happen as often as another if you try enough times
  1. Keep applying and by the law of averages you'll get a job sooner or later.
     继续申请吧，根据平均律你迟早会找到工作的。

the law of the jungle

• 丛林法则；弱肉强食
  a situation in which people are prepared to harm other people in order to succeed

lay down the law

• 发号施令；严格规定
  to tell sb with force what they should or should not do

take the law into your own hands

• 不通过法律擅自处理
  to do sth illegal in order to punish sb for doing sth wrong, instead of letting the police deal with them

there's no law against sth

• （对付批评自己的人）谁也管不着
  used to tell sb who is criticizing you that you are not doing anything wrong
  1. I'll sing if I want to─there's no law against it.
     我想唱就唱——谁也管不着。

the letter of the law

• 法律（或法规）的准确字面意义
  the exact words of a law or rule rather than its general meaning
  1. They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.
     他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。

possession is nine tenths of the law

• 现实占有，败一胜九；占有者在诉讼中总占上风
  if you already have or control sth, it is difficult for sb else to take it away from you, even if they have the legal right to it

the rule of law

• 法治
  the condition in which all members of society, including its rulers, accept the authority of the law

on the wrong side of the law

• 违法
  in trouble with the police

noun

1. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
   1. he studied law at Yale

   Synonym:    practice of law

2. a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

   Synonym:    natural law

3. a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
   1. the laws of thermodynamics

   Synonym:    law of nature

4. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

   Synonym:    jurisprudencelegal philosophy

5. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
   1. there is a law against kidnapping

6. the force of policemen and officers
   1. the law came looking for him

   Synonym:    policepolice forceconstabulary

7. the collection of rules imposed by authority
   1. civilization presupposes respect for the law
   2. the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order

   Synonym:    jurisprudence