LAWS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

laws

noun

plural of law

as in acts

a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature a record number of laws were passed in that legislative session

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higher laws

as in constitutions

a collection or system of rules of conduct it's important to obey the law at all times, or else you might end up in jail

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as in police

the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes a petty thief who had somehow managed to avoid the law for most of his life

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Noun

And sometimes, the power grabs succeed—because presidential democracy is not protected by constitutions written with magical ink.

Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
This is part of a national move to ban involuntary servitude in states whose constitutions still indicate the practice is legal.

Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024

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