Law (noun)

A body of rules of conduct of binding legal force and effect, prescribed, recognized, and enforced by
controlling authority.
In U.S. law, the word law refers to any rule that if broken subjects a party to criminal punishment or
civil liability. Laws in theUnited States are made by federal, state, and local legislatures, judges, the
president, state governors, and administrativeagencies.

1. A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.

2.
a. The body of rules and principles governing the affairs of a community and enforced by a political
authority; alegal system: international law.
b. The condition of social order and justice created by adherence to such a system: a breakdown of
law andcivilized behavior.
3. A set of rules or principles dealing with a specific area of a legal system: tax law; criminal law.
1. (Law) a rule or set of rules, enforceable by the courts, regulating the government of a state, the
relationship
between the organs of government and the subjects of the state, and the relationship or conduct
of subjects towardseach other

2. (Law)
a. a rule or body of rules made by the legislature. See statute law
b. a rule or body of rules made by a municipal or other authority. See bylaw

LAW, UNWRITTEN, or lex non scripta. All the laws which do not come under the definition of writte
n law; it is composed,principally, of the law of nature, the law of nations, the common law, and custo
ms.
Unwritten rules, principles, and norms that have the effect and force of law though they have not be
en formally enacted bythe government.

LAW, WRITTEN, or lex scripta. This consists of the constitution of the United States the constitution
s of the several states theacts of the different legislatures, as the acts of congress, and of the legisl
atures of the several states, and of treaties.

Enact
To establish by law; to perform or effect; to decree.
Enact, sometimes used synonymously with adopt, is generally applied to legislative rather than exe
cutive action.
(Law) to establish by law; ordain or decree.
1. To put in force or cause to be by legal authority:
constitute, establish, legislate, make, promulgate.
2. to make into a law or pass a law.

Enforce (vb (tr))

1. to ensure observance of or obedience to (a law, decision, etc)
2. to impose (obedience, loyalty, etc) by or as by force
3. to emphasize or reinforce (an argument, demand, etc)

Rule
To command or require pursuant to a principle of the court, as to rule the sheriff to serve the summo
ns.
To settle or decide a point of law at a trial or hearing.
An established standard, guide, or regulation governing conduct, procedure, or action.
The word rule has a wide range of meanings in the law, as in ordinary English. As a verb, it most co
mmonly refers to theaction of a court of law in settling a legal question. When a court rules, the deci
sion is called a ruling. As a noun, rulegenerally refers to either settled principles of Substantive
Law or procedural regulations used by courts to administer justice.
Substantive law refers to the body of rulesthat determine the rights and obligations of individuals an
d collective bodies.
The part of the law that creates, defines, and regulates rights, including, for example, the law of con
tracts, TORTS, wills, andreal property; the essential substance of rights under law.
6. Law
a. A court decision serving as a precedent for subsequent cases: the Miranda rule.
b. A legal doctrine or principle.
c. A court order.
d. A minor regulation or law.
e. A statute or regulation governing the court process: rule of procedure; rule of evidence.

norm
something that ought to happen.

1. (= pattern of behaviour, official standard)

Regulation
A rule of order having the force of law, prescribed by a superior or competent authority, relating to th
e actions of those underthe authority's control.
Regulations are issued by various federal government departments and agencies to carry o
ut the intent of legislation enactedby Congress.

n.
1. a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, esp. to regulate conduct.
2. the act of regulating or the state of being regulated.
adj.
3. prescribed by or conforming to regulation: regulation equipment.
4. usual; normal; customary.
 Provision
A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document: the constitutional provision
concerned with dueprocess.

1. the act of providing or supplying.

2. something provided or supplied.
3. an arrangement or preparation made beforehand, as to meet needs.
4. a clause in a law, legal instrument, etc., providing for something; stipulation; proviso.

Statute
An act of a legislature that declares, proscribes, or commands something; a specific law, expressed
in writing.
A statute is a written law passed by a legislature on the state or federal level. Statutes set forth gen
eral propositions of lawthat courts apply to specific situations. A statute may forbid a certain act, dire
ct a certain act, make a declaration, or set forthgovernmental mechanisms to aid society.

act
1) n. in general, any action by a person. 2) n. a statutory plan passed by Congress or any legislatur
e which is a "bill" untilenacted and becomes law. 3) v. for a court to make a decision and rule on a
motion or petition, as in "the court will act onyour motion for a new trial."

Enactment (noun) The formal product of a legislative or judicial body:

1. the act or process of enacting.

2. the state or fact of being enacted.

3. something that is enacted; a law or statute.