law

la ley

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (regulation)

a. la ley

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

How many laws has the government passed this year?¿Cuántas leyes ha aprobado el gobierno este año?

b. la regla

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The laws prohibit the use of company funds for personal gain.Las reglas prohiben el uso de fondos empresariales para ganancia personal.

2. (group of rules)

a. la ley

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(uncountable)

No one is above the law.Nadie está por encima de la ley.

3. (field of study)

a. el derecho

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(uncountable)

Paul is studying law.Paul está estudiando derecho.

4. (profession)

a. la abogacía

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(uncountable)

She has 20 years of experience practicing law.Ella tiene 20 años de experiencia dedicándose a la abogacía.

5. (science)

a. la ley

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Newton's First Law is commonly known as the law of inertia.La primera ley de Newton se conoce comúnmente como la ley de la inercia.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(police)

a. la policía

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The criminals rushed to hide the drugs before the law arrived.Los criminales se apuraron a esconder las drogas antes de que llegara la policía.

law

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (rule)

a. la ley

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

there's no law against itno hay ninguna ley que lo prohíba

the laws of gravityla ley de la gravedad

she is a law unto herselfhace lo que le viene en gana or lo que le da la gana

there's one law for the rich and another for the poorhay una ley para el rico y otra para el pobre

2. (set of rules)

a. la ley

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

it's the lawes la ley

to break the lawquebrantar la ley

to be above the lawestar por encima de la ley

you can't take the law into your own handsno te puedes tomar la justicia por tu mano

law and orderel orden público

the problem of law and orderla inseguridad ciudadana

law enforcementmantenimiento de la ley y el orden

law firmbufete de abogados

3. (system of justice, subject)

a. el derecho

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

to practice lawejercer la abogacía

law centerservicio público de asesoría jurídica

4. (colloquial)

the lawla poli

law [lɔː]

noun

1 (piece of legislation) ley (f)

new laws prohibit torture the law was passed on a second vote new laws on privacy

there's no law against it no hay ley que lo prohíba

to [pass] a law

to be a law unto o.s. dictar sus propias leyes

pass

2 (system of laws)

The book analyses why women kill and how the law treats them there must be changes in the law to stop this sort of thing ever happening again under international law, diplomats living in foreign countries are exempt from criminal prosecution

the law la ley; it's the law es la ley

to be above the law estar por encima de la ley

She seems to think she is above the law He considered himself above the law One opposition member of parliament accuses the government of wanting to be above the law

according to or in accordance with the law según la ley; de acuerdo con la ley

[against] the law it is [against] the law to import these animals

the bill became law on 6 August el proyecto de ley se hizo ley el 6 de agosto

On 31 July the Peerage Bill became law

by law por ley; de acuerdo con la ley

to be required by law to do sth estar obligado por (la) ley a hacer algo

Employers should be required by law to provide health insurance for their employees Every company must by law submit accounts annually... By law all restaurants must display their prices outside... Minicabs are prohibited by law from touting passers-by for business

civil/criminal law derecho (m) civil/penal

I don't understand all the intricacies of company law... She's the Senate's expert on constitutional law... He was a professor of criminal law at Harvard University law school it is our duty to [enforce] the law The soldiers faced charges under military law.

in law según la ley

the law of the land la ley vigente

That's the law of the land They broke the law of the land and had to face the consequences

officer of the law agente (m) de la ley

the law on abortion la legislación sobre el aborto

to change the law [on] abortion

law and order el orden público

There were periods of civil war, unrest, and breakdown of law and order.

the forces of law and order las fuerzas del orden

he is outside the law está fuera de la ley

to have the law on one's side tener la justicia de su lado

to keep or remain within the law obrar legalmente

It is important for pressure groups to remain within the law...

his word is law su palabra es ley

to lay down the law imponer su criterio; obrar autoritariamente

you needn't start laying down the law to me!

to take the law into one's own hands tomarse la justicia por su mano

3 (field of study) derecho (m)

to study law estudiar derecho

4 (profession) abogacía (f)

she is considering a career in law está pensando dedicarse a la abogacía

to practise law ejercer de abogado; ejercer la abogacía

5 (legal proceedings)

court of law tribunal (m) de justicia

to go to law recurrir a la justicia or a los tribunales

If they won't agree to our terms, we'll have to go to law.

to take a case to law llevar un caso ante los tribunales

6 (rule) [of organization, sport] regla (f)

the laws of the game las reglas del juego

...the laws of the Church of England Match officials should not tolerate such behaviour but instead enforce the laws of the game

God's law la ley de Dios

The clergy were having an argument about God's law.

7 (standard) norma (f)

inflexible moral laws children soon accept social laws

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 (Sci) (Mat) ley (f)

the second law of thermodynamics We need to have a good understanding of Newton's Laws before we study Einstein.

the laws of physics las leyes de la física

by the law of averages por la estadística; estadísticamente

On the law of averages we just can't go on losing and losing and losing

the law of gravity la ley de la gravedad

the laws of [Nature]

the law of supply and demand la ley de la oferta y la demanda

nature

9 (police)

the law la policía

we'd better call the law

to have the law on sb denunciar a algn a la policía; llevar a algn a los tribunales

I'll [have] the law on you! If I catch you stealing again, I'll have the law on you! to be in/get into [trouble] with the law he had never been in trouble with the law before Few business people would admit to having been in trouble with the law

modifier

law court (n) tribunal (m) de justicia

law enforcement (n) aplicación (f) de la ley

Current efforts at law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice were considered hopelessly ineffective understanding the problem as social means that law enforcement and professional psychotherapy alone cannot provide solutions

law enforcement agency (n) organismo encargado de velar por el cumplimiento de la ley

law enforcement officer (n) especially (US) policía (m)

Law Faculty (n) (Univ) facultad (f) de Derecho

law firm (n) gabinete (m) jurídico; bufete (m) de abogados

Law Lord (n) (Britain) (Pol) juez (m) lor

the Law Lords jueces que son miembros de la Cámara de los Lores y constituyen el Tribunal Supremo

law reports (n) repertorio (m) de jurisprudencia

law school (n) (US) facultad (f) de derecho

law student (n) estudiante (m) de derecho

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sister-in-law	la cuñada
law school	la facultad de derecho
law firm	el bufete de abogados
law enforcement	la aplicación de la ley del orden público
parents-in-law	los suegros
in-law	el/la pariente político
break the law	violar la ley
law degree	el título de derecho
against the law	ilegal
cousin-in-law	el primo político
law office	el bufete
common law	el derecho consuetudinario
common-law	de hecho
pass a law	aprobar una ley
law and order	el orden público
business law	el derecho mercantil
mother-in-law and father-in-law	suegra y suegro
martial law	la ley marcial
my brother-in-law	mi cuñado
they wrote that new law	escribieron esa nueva ley