law

nounid 3115·updated May 9, 2026
verified

An individual rule as part of a system of law.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Requirement85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
applicable lawconstabularyjurisprudencelaw of naturelegal philosophynatural lawpolicepolice forcepractice of law
alternatephrasing
Law
plural
laws
possessive
law's
pluralpossessive
laws'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
An individual rule as part of a system of law.
Wordset Dictionary7 sensesview framework →
§1
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
§2
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
§3
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
§4
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
§5
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
§6
the force of policemen and officers
§7
the collection of rules imposed by authority

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