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1 ♦ law
♦ law (1) /lɔ:/n.1 [uc] legge; giurisprudenza; (fig.) regola: All are equal before the law, la legge è uguale per tutti; to break the law, violare la legge; to administer the law, applicare la legge; to obey the law, ubbidire alla legge; to uphold the law, difendere la legge; a law student, uno studente di legge; to study (o to read) law, studiare legge (o giurisprudenza); by law, per legge; a norma di legge; (fig.) His word is law, la sua parola è legge; to maintain law and order, far rispettare la legge e mantenere l'ordine; to keep within the law, rimanere nella legge; (econ.) the law of supply and demand, la legge della domanda e dell'offerta; law of nature, diritto naturale; the laws of perspective, le leggi della prospettiva; (fis.) Newton's laws, le leggi di Newton; the laws of painting, le regole della pittura; martial law, legge marziale2 [u] (leg.) diritto: to practise law, fare pratica come avvocato; civil law, diritto civile; criminal law, diritto penale; commercial law, diritto commerciale; tax law, diritto tributario; international law, diritto internazionale; natural law, diritto naturale4 (fam.) forza pubblica; polizia: to call (o to have) in the law on sb., chiamare la polizia contro q.● law-abiding, ligio alle leggi; rispettoso della legge □ (leg., in Scozia) law agent, legale; avvocato □ law and order, l'ordine pubblico; la legalità □ (polit.: di provvedimento, partito, ecc.) law-and-order, a favore dell'ordine; per il mantenimento dell'ordine pubblico □ law book, trattato di giurisprudenza □ (in GB) law centre, ufficio di consulenza legale gratuita □ law costs, spese giudiziarie □ law court, corte di giustizia; tribunale □ law day, giorno di udienza ( in tribunale) □ law enforcement, il far rispettare la legge □ ( USA) law enforcement agent, agente di polizia; poliziotto □ (in GB) law firm, studio legale ( con più avvocati) □ (leg.) law in issue, punto di diritto □ (in GB) the Law Lords, i nove Lord che, nella Camera dei Pari d'Inghilterra, costituiscono la Suprema Corte di Giustizia □ law making (sost.), legiferazione; potere normativo ( del giudice ingl.) □ law-making (agg.), legislativo; legiferatore □ law merchant, diritto commerciale □ the law of nations, il diritto delle genti; il diritto internazionale □ the law of retaliation, la legge del taglione □ law of succession, legge sulla successione; diritto successorio □ law office, ufficio legale □ law officer, magistrato (spec., l' Attorney General e il Solicitor General); ( anche) funzionario di polizia □ the law of self-preservation, l'istinto di conservazione □ to be a law unto oneself, non conoscer legge; fare a modo proprio □ law term, termine giuridico; espressione legale; ( anche) sessione giudiziaria □ to be at law, essere in causa (legale) □ to give the law to sb., dettar legge a q.; imporre la propria volontà a q. □ to go into law, studiare da avvocato □ (fam.) to go to law ( against sb.), ricorrere alla giustizia (contro q.); intentare causa (a q.) □ to keep the law, rispettare la legge □ to lay down the law, stabilire la legge; (fig.) dettar legge □ to take the law into one's own hands, farsi giustizia da sé □ (prov.) Necessity knows no law, necessità fa legge.law (2) /lɔ:/inter. -
2 Law
[lɔː]1) U (body of rules) legge f., diritto m.to be against the law — essere contro la legge, essere vietato
under Italian law — secondo la legge italiana, secondo il diritto italiano
2) dir. (rule) legge f.the laws on — le leggi su [gambling, vagrancy]
3) (justice) giustizia f.to go to law — ricorrere alla giustizia, fare causa
4) colloq. (police) polizia f.5) (academic discipline) diritto m., giurisprudenza f.6) (principle) legge f., principio m.••to be a law unto oneself — non conoscere legge, fare a modo proprio
* * *[lo:]1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) legge2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) legge3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) legge•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law* * *(Surnames) Law /lɔ:/* * *[lɔː]1) U (body of rules) legge f., diritto m.to be against the law — essere contro la legge, essere vietato
under Italian law — secondo la legge italiana, secondo il diritto italiano
2) dir. (rule) legge f.the laws on — le leggi su [gambling, vagrancy]
3) (justice) giustizia f.to go to law — ricorrere alla giustizia, fare causa
4) colloq. (police) polizia f.5) (academic discipline) diritto m., giurisprudenza f.6) (principle) legge f., principio m.••to be a law unto oneself — non conoscere legge, fare a modo proprio
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3 law ***** n
[lɔː]legge fby law — a norma di or per legge
civil/criminal law — diritto civile/penale
to study law — studiare giurisprudenza or legge
court of law — corte f di giustizia, tribunale m
to be a law unto o.s. — non conoscere altra legge che la propria
there's no law against it — nessuna legge lo vieta or impedisce
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4 law-abiding
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5 law court
nome corte f. di giustizia, tribunale m.* * *( also court of law) (a place where people accused of crimes are tried and legal disagreements between people are judged.) tribunale* * *n(aula del) tribunale m, corte f di giustizia* * *nome corte f. di giustizia, tribunale m. -
6 law-enforcement n Am
[lɔːɪn'fɔːsmənt]law-enforcement agency/official — organismo/funzionario preposto al controllo della corretta applicazione delle leggi
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7 law and order
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8 Law Lords
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9 law school
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10 law student
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11 law-abiding adj
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12 law enforcement agency
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13 law enforcement officer
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14 law faculty
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15 law firm
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16 Law Lord
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17 law-breaking
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18 daughter-in-law
['dɔːtərɪnlɔː]* * *plural - daughters-in-law; noun (a son's wife.) nuora* * *daughter-in-law /ˈdɔ:tərɪnlɔ:/loc. n. (pl. daughters-in-law)nuora.* * *['dɔːtərɪnlɔː] -
19 mother-in-law
['mʌðərɪnˌlɔː]nome (pl. mothers-in-law) suocera f.* * *plural - mothers-in-law; noun (the mother of one's husband or wife.) suocera* * *mother-in-law /ˈmʌðərɪnlɔ:/loc. n. (pl. mothers-in-law)suocera.* * *['mʌðərɪnˌlɔː]nome (pl. mothers-in-law) suocera f. -
20 son-in-law
['sʌnɪnlɔː]nome (pl. sons-in-law) genero m.* * *plural - sons-in-law; noun (a daughter's husband.)* * *son-in-law /ˈsʌnɪnlɔ:/loc. n. (pl. sons-in-law)genero.* * *['sʌnɪnlɔː]nome (pl. sons-in-law) genero m.
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