laws
- n the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
- n the collection of rules imposed by authority
- n legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- n a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
- n a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
the laws of thermodynamics - n the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- n the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
- n the force of policemen and officers
lawson's cedar
- n large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet
lawson's cypress
- n large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet
lawsuit
- n a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
lawyer
- n a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
lawyer-client relation
- n the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
lawyer bush
- n stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth
lawyer cane
- n tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia
lawyerbush
- n stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth
laxation
- n the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
- n the act of making something less tight
laxity
- n the condition of being physiologically lax
- n the quality of being lax and neglectful
laxness
- n the quality of being lax and neglectful
- n the condition of being physiologically lax
baths can help the laxness of the bowels
lay-by
- n designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
lay-up
- n a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
lay figure
- n dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body
lay reader
- n a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church