law

A2 · Elementary Countable noun Law

n. one particular rule that has been officially made by a government.

n. a specific binding regulation or custom established in a community.

日本語:法律※

“The government passed a new law to reduce plastic waste in the ocean.”

“Several local laws were enacted to restrict noise levels in residential areas after midnight.”

B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun Law

n. the work or study of being a lawyer or judge.

n. the profession or field of knowledge encompassing jurisprudence and legal practice.

日本語:法学※

“After finishing university, she decided to study law and become a solicitor.”

“He spent thirty years practicing law before being appointed as a senior judge in the high court.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Science Academic

n. a rule that explains how something always works in nature or science.

n. a statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present.

“Students in physics class learn about Newton's laws of motion.”

“The second law of thermodynamics states that the total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Informal

n. a way to talk about the police or people with authority.

n. a collective reference to law enforcement officers or agencies.

“The bank robbers tried to escape, but they couldn't outrun the law.”

“After years of living on the edge of the legal system, he finally had a serious run-in with the law.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Dialect · British English

n. a word used in some places for a hill that looks like a cone.

n. a rounded or conical hill, primarily used in Scottish and Northern English contexts.

“We spent the afternoon hiking up the local law to see the view.”

“The village sits at the foot of a steep law that dominates the surrounding landscape.”