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Detailed Translations for laws from English to Dutch

laws:

laws [the ~] nom

  1. the laws (acts; institutions; rules)
    de wetten

Translation Matrix for laws:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
wetten acts; institutions; laws; rules
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
wetten grind; sharpen; strop; whet

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Synonyms for "laws":

  • Torah; Pentateuch; Laws; sacred text; sacred writing; religious writing; religious text

law:

law [the ~] nom

  1. the law
    de rechten
  2. the law (police; police force; constabulary)
    – the force of policemen and officers 1
    de politie; de politiemacht
  3. the law
    – the collection of rules imposed by authority 1
    de wet
    – regel van de overheid waar iedereen zich aan moet houden 2
    • wet [de ~] nom
      • iedereen moet de wet kennen2

Translation Matrix for law:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
politie police; policemen
politiemacht police force
rechten law rights; user rights
wet law legal rule; prescription; recommendation; regulation
- jurisprudence; law of nature; legal philosophy; natural law; practice of law
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
politie constabulary; law; police; police force
politiemacht constabulary; law; police; police force

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Related Definitions for "law":

  1. the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system1
    • he studied law at Yale1
  2. a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society1
  3. a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature1
    • the laws of thermodynamics1
  4. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do1
  5. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity1
    • there is a law against kidnapping1
  6. the force of policemen and officers1
    • the law came looking for him1
  7. the collection of rules imposed by authority1
    • civilization presupposes respect for the law1

Wiktionary Translations for law:

law
noun
  1. observed physical behavior
  2. body of rules and standards to be applied by courts
  3. body of rules from the legislative authority
  4. written or understood rule
law
noun
  1. een door de overheid opgestelde regel

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
law recht; bevoegdheid droit — philosophie|fr fondement des règles, des codes, qui régissent les rapports des hommes dans la société.
law smeris flic — Policier
law wet loirègle, obligations écrites, prescrites ou tacites, auxquelles les hommes se doivent de se conformer.
law gerechtsgebouw; gerecht tribunalsiège du juge, du magistrat.

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