1
as in act
a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
a record number of laws were passed in that legislative session
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2
as in constitution
a collection or system of rules of conduct
it's important to obey the law at all times, or else you might end up in jail
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3
as in police
the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes
a petty thief who had somehow managed to avoid the law for most of his life
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Recent Examples of law
The material should not be provided to any person in a jurisdiction where its provision or use would be contrary to local laws, rules, or regulations.
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Americans can channel the collective agony and frustration to encourage meaningful change, cooling down the division, making gun laws safer, opening genuinely constructive discussions, informing the public about the risks and calling on lawmakers to take real action.
—Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Despite Chinese law setting a 44-hour workweek limit and requiring overtime compensation, numerous companies flagrantly ignored these rules.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The team used the scaling laws derived from its initial testing to train VaultGemma with the optimal differential privacy.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Americans can channel the collective agony and frustration to encourage meaningful change, cooling down the division, making gun laws safer, opening genuinely constructive discussions, informing the public about the risks and calling on lawmakers to take real action.
—Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Despite Chinese law setting a 44-hour workweek limit and requiring overtime compensation, numerous companies flagrantly ignored these rules.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The team used the scaling laws derived from its initial testing to train VaultGemma with the optimal differential privacy.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for law
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Kirk's death was met with bipartisan condemnation from public officials, as top lawmakers on both sides of the aisle raised alarm about the rising tide in acts of violence against public officials.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Tomorrow, 2025’s summer season will be officially over—so let’s make the most of it with some amazing music and new albums from the industry’s brightest stars and some talented up-and-coming acts.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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King Charles can’t do anything remotely political or even say anything remotely political because that’s our constitution.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Only a few other states, including Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York, have environmental protections enshrined in their constitutions.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Local police and the Texas Rangers are looking into Santos-Aviles’s death.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Their presence was dwarfed by a large contingent of international media and a robust police operation, according to PA Media.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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That bill that would use governmental power to force one religious tradition on everyone in our state against their wills.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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California law enforcement groups have opposed it Several California organizations representing local law enforcement agencies, including the California State Sheriff's Association, opposed the bill, calling it reckless and dangerous to officers and their families.—
Gerardo Zavala,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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Jubair was also charged with offenses related to his refusal to turn over PIN codes and passwords for devices seized from him.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
19 Sep. 2025
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Secondly, the prompt must also give guidance to the AI about the code generation.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is a clear violation of the statute.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
19 Sep. 2025
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This means that the Delaware courts may easily take advantage of rulings on the UPEPA in other adopting states to interpret the Delaware statute.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The ordinance came on top of a vehicle parking ban the council approved last November prohibiting large trucks and RVS from staying in one place longer than 72 hours.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The San Diego City Council passed an ordinance this week raising minimum wages for most tourism workers to $25 an hour over the next four years.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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But a group of famed chefs, some of whom boast their own line of cookware, is hoping to block the new legislation.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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In recent days, 15 House Republicans in competitive political districts introduced legislation to extend the tax credits for one year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/law. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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