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1 the law
n AmE infmlShe finally called the law in on her old man — Она в конце концов вызвала полицию, чтобы забрали ее мужа
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2 the law
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3 the law
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4 the long arm of the law
= the strong arm of the lawMany people believe that any kind of marriage law extends the long arm of the law too far into private matters. — Многие считают, что любое брачное законодательство слишком распространяет всесилие закона в личных делах.
2) шутл. полицияYou can't escape the long arm of the law. — От полиции не убежишь.
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5 the arm of the law
рука правосудия, сила законаThe gamblers Isaac, List and Jowl... pursued their course with varying success, until the failure of a spirited enterprise in the way of their profession... caused their career to receive a sudden check from the long and strong arm of the law. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ‘The Last’) — Игроки Айзек, Лист и Джоул... продолжали с большим или меньшим успехом подвизаться на своем почтенном поприще... до тех пор, пока длинная и тяжелая рука правосудия не разметала всех троих в разные стороны после крушения одного их смелого замысла.
For not because of any legal rights were Baker and Morgan beyond the arm of the law. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Tragic America’, ch. I) — Бейкер и Морган, попиравшие все правовые нормы, были, однако, вне досягаемости закона.
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6 (the) law of the country
the law of the country/of the land закон страныEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) law of the country
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7 (the) law of gravity
the law of gravity (of motion, of light, of attraction, of optics, of mechanies, of reasoning, of supply and demand, of the conservation of energy) закон земного притяжения (движения, света, притяжения, оптики, механики, логики, спроса и предложения, сохранения энергии)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) law of gravity
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8 (the) law against truancy
the law against truancy (against opium smoking, against black-marketeering) закон о борьбе с прогулами (с курением опиума, с чёрным рынком)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) law against truancy
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9 (the) law forbids smb to do smth
the law forbids/prohibits (allows) smb to do smth закон запрещает (разрешает) кому-либо что-либо делатьEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) law forbids smb to do smth
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10 the law of the jungle
зaкoн джунглeй, бeззaкoниeThe colonizing powers... engaged in many fullscale wars to seize rich colonies from one another. The law of the jungle prevailed in their colonial relationships and victory went to the strongest (W. Foster) -
11 the minions of the law
пренебр.или шутл. блюстители порядка, полицейские; тюремщикиWhy, even I, in spite of having had a disturbed night and a most painful morning with the minions of the law, can see that the scheme is a loony one. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Carry on, Jeeves’, ch. VII) — Но даже я, несмотря на то, что мне пришлось провести беспокойную ночь и крайне неприятное утро со стражами закона, и то понимаю, что это безумное предприятие.
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12 the letter of the law
Sartorius: "...If I find that you have stepped an inch outside the letter of the law, I will prosecute you myself." (B. Shaw, ‘Widowers' Houses’, act II) — Сарториус: "...Если я узнаю, что вы хоть на волос отступили от буквы закона, я сам упеку вас под суд."
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13 the law of the Medes and Persians
"закон мидян и персов", вечный, незыблемый закон [этим. библ. Daniel VI, 8, 12]...I know what my aim is, what my motives are; and at this moment I pass a law, unalterable as that of the Medes and Persians, that both are right. (Ch. Brontë, ‘Jane Eyre’, ch. XIV) —...я знаю, каковы мои побуждения и какова цель, и я решительно, категорически утверждаю, что в них нет ничего дурного.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the law of the Medes and Persians
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14 law is the law
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15 the spirit and the letter of the law
Politics english-russian dictionary > the spirit and the letter of the law
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16 the arm of the law
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > the arm of the law
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17 the long arm of the law
всемогущество закона, "длинная рука" (обыкн. об органах безопасности)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > the long arm of the law
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18 (the) law of the underworld
Криминология: воровской закон (set of rules adopted by criminal lords; англ. перевод предложен пользователем NikSt)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > (the) law of the underworld
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19 (the) supremacy of the law
Юридический термин: верховенство праваУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > (the) supremacy of the law
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20 The Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Trust and on their Recognition
Общая лексика: Гаагская конвенция о праве, применимом к трастам, и об их признанииУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > The Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Trust and on their Recognition
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