English Pronunciation IPA: /lO:/ SAMPA: /lɔː/ Homophones lore (non-rhotic accents) Noun law (plural: laws) A written or understood rule that concerns behaviors and the appropriate consequences thereof. Laws are usually associated with mores. The body of written rules governing a society. An observed physical law. Translations Bulgarian: закон m Catalan: llei f Chinese: 法, 律, 法律, 法則, 法規 Dutch: wet m Finnish: laki French: loi f German: Gesetz n, Recht n Hungarian: törvény Indonesian: hukum, peraturan, tata-tertib Italian: legge f Japanese: 法則 (ほうそく, hōsoku), 法律 (ほうりつ, hōritsu) Korean: 법 [法] (beop), 법률 [法律] (beopryul), 법칙 [法則] (beopchik) Norwegian: lov m Polish: prawo Portuguese: lei f Romanian: lege f Russian: закон Spanish: ley f Swedish: lag Turkish: hukuk
