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law
A. -noun
1. (=piece of legislation) ley (f)
a. there'noun no law [against] it = no hay ley que lo prohíba
b. to be a law [unto] o.noun. dictar sus propias leyes
2. (=system of laws)
·[the] law
·la ley
·it'noun the law
·es la ley
a. to be [above] the law = estar por encima de la ley
b. [according] to or in [accordance] with the law = segúnoun la ley, de acuerdo con la ley
c. the bill [became] law on 6th August = el proyecto de ley se hizo ley el 6 de agosto
d. [by] law = por ley, de acuerdo con la ley
·to be required by law to do something
·estar obligado por (la) ley a hacer algo
e. [civil]/[criminal] law = derecho (m) civil/penal
f. [in] law = segúnoun la ley
g. the law of the [land] = la ley vigente
h. [officer] of the law = agente masculine and feminine de la ley
i. the law [on] abortion = la legislaciónoun sobre el aborto
j. law and [order] = el orden público
·the [forces] of law and order
·las fuerzas del orden
k. he is [outside] the law = está fuera de la ley
l. to have the law on one'noun [side] = tener la justicia de su lado
m. to keep or remain [within] the law = obrar legalmente
n. his [word] is law = su palabra es ley
o. to [lay] down the law * imponer su criterio, obrar autoritariamente
p. to take the law into one'noun own hands tomarse la justicia por su mano
3. (=field of study) derecho (m)
a. to [study] law = estudiar derecho
4. (=profession) abogacía (f)
a. she is considering a [career] in law = está pensando dedicarse a la abogacía
b. to [practise] law = ejercer de abogado, ejercer la abogacía
5. (=legal proceedings)
a. [court] of law = tribunal (m) de justicia
b. to [go] to law = recurrir a la justicia or a los tribunales
c. to [take] a case to law = llevar un caso ante los tribunales
6. (=rule)
a. [of organization, sport] regla (f)
·the laws of the [game]
·las reglas del juego
b. [God'noun] law = la ley de Dios
7. (=standard) norma (f)
·there seemed to be one law for the rich and another for the poor
·parecía haber unas normas para los ricos y otras para los pobres
8. (science, mathematics) ley (f)
·the laws of physics
·las leyes de la feminineísica
a. by the law of [averages] = por la estadística, estadísticamente
b. the law of [gravity] = la ley de la gravedad
c. the law of [supply and demand] = la ley de la oferta y la demanda
9. *
(=police)
·the law
·la policía
·to [have] the law on somebody
·denunciar a somebody, someone a la policía, llevar a somebody, someone a los tribunales
B. -compound
·law court -noun tribunal (m) de justicia
·law enforcement -noun aplicaciónoun (f) de la ley
·law enforcement agency -noun organismo encargado de velar por el cumplimiento de la ley
·law enforcement officer -noun
(especially United States) policía masculine and feminine
·Law Faculty -noun (university) facultad (f) de Derecho
·law firm -noun gabinete (m) jurídico, bufete (m) de abogados
·Law Lord -noun plural
(British, Great Britain) (politics) juez masculine and feminine lor
·the Law Lords
jueces que son miembros de la Cámara de los Lores y constituyen el Tribunal Supremo
·law reports -noun plural repertorio (m) de jurisprudencia
·law school -noun
(United States) facultad (f) de derecho
·law student -noun estudiante masculine and feminine de derecho
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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