ley

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law

sustantivo

ley
feminine noun
1. law (norma, precepto); act (parlamentaria)
  • leyes -> law (derecho)
  • ganaron con todas las de la ley (informal) -> they won fair and square
  • de buena ley -> reliable, sterling
  • ley del embudo (informal) -> one law for oneself and another for everyone else
  • ley marcial -> martial law
  • ley de la oferta y la demanda -> law of supply and demand
  • ley sálica (history) -> Salic law
  • la Ley Seca (history) -> Prohibition
  • la ley de la selva -> the law of the jungle
  • ley de la ventaja (sport) -> advantage (law)
2. (de metal precioso)
  • de ley -> = containing the legal amount of gold; (oro) sterling (plata)

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ley [lay’-e]
noun
1. Law, an ordinance, constitution or statute publicly established. (f)
2. Law, a rule of action. (f)
3. Loyalty, faithful attachment to a superior or master. (f)
4. Religion. (f)
5. A legal standard of quality, weight or measure. (f)
6. A principle, or universal property. (f)
  • Ley de la trampa -> fraud, deceit
  • A la ley -> with propriety and neatness
  • A toda ley -> perfectly, according to rule
noun, plural
7. Body or collection of laws.
8. Study and profession of the law.
  • Ley escrita -> statute law, as opposed to custom or unwritten law
  • Ley antigua -> the law of Moses
  • Ley del embudo -> severity for others, indulgence for ourselves
  • Ley orgánica -> constitutional law
  • De acuerdo con la ley -> in accordance with the law
  • Está fuera de la ley -> he's, outside the law
  • Recurrir a la ley -> to go to law

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