plural noun
Official rules made by a government that people must obey.
We must obey the laws.
The new laws protect workers.
American English
How to pronounce laws
nounB1Very common word
LAWZ
/lɔz/
One syllable.
Form of law
Laws is the plural of law. It usually refers to more than one official rule or scientific principle.
Official rules made by a government that people must obey.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
plural noun
The complete set of official rules in a country or society.
The laws of this country protect everyone.
These laws apply to all businesses.
plural noun
Rules that describe regular patterns in nature or science.
Newton's laws explain how objects move.
The laws of physics apply everywhere.
Useful expressions
not required to obey the law
No one is above the law.
a situation in which laws are obeyed and crime is controlled
The mayor promised to restore law and order.
to punish someone yourself instead of using the legal system
Don't take the law into your own hands.