Law
A surname originating as a patronymicA surname originating as a patronymic.
» I think it's a good law.
Думаю, це добрий закон.
Meaning
9 sensesA surname originating as a patronymic.
A diminutive of the male given name Lawrence.
(countable, uncountable)A topographic surname from Old English, perhaps originally meaning someone who lives near a burial mound.
(Scotland, countable, uncountable)A conical hill
(countable, uncountable)A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NS8252).
(Judaism)Synonym of Torah: the five Books of Moses, particularly the commandments in it, as well as their specification in the Mishnah and their further interpretation in later religious literature.
The commandments in the Books of Moses, sometimes seen as transcended by Christ
The commandments and moral principles that are binding for Christians, such as the Decalogue, the teachings of the New Testament, the Church Fathers, etc.
A surname from Chinese.
Examples
1906 sentencesI think it's a good law.
Думаю, це добрий закон. — deniko
When did they pass that law?
Коли прийняли цей закон? — deniko
I like my mother-in-law.
Мені подобається моя свекруха. — deniko
ruМне нравится моя свекровь. — marafon
deIch mag meine Schwiegermutter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I don't like my mother-in-law.
Я не люблю свою свекруху. — deniko
deIch mag meine Schwiegermutter nicht. — wolfgangth
Tom and I went to law school together.
Ми з Томом вчилися разом на юридичному. — oromashka
Origin
Clipping of Lawrence. From Old English hlaw (“a hill or burial mound”). A semantic loanClipping of Lawrence.
From Old English hlaw (“a hill or burial mound”).
A semantic loan of Greek νόμος (nómos, “law”), rendering Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tōrāh, “instruction, teaching”) in the sense of divine law.
From Cantonese 羅 /罗 (lo⁴). Doublet of Luo and Lo.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Synonyms
1 synonymsCollocations
12 patterns- against the law
- mother in law
- son in law
- breaking the law
- law abiding citizens
- obey the law
- brother in law
- broken any laws
- father in law
- violating any laws
- a law student
- above the law