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law [lɔ:]1. nouna. ( = legislation) loi fb. ( = operation of the law) justice f• court of law tribunal mc. ( = system, profession) droit m• civil/criminal law le droit civil/pénald. ( = regulation) loi f• several laws have been passed against pollution plusieurs lois ont été votées pour combattre la pollution• there should be a law against it! ça devrait être interdit !• there's no law against it! ce n'est pas défendu !e. ( = principle) loi f2. compounds► Law Courts plural noun ≈ Palais m de justice* * *[lɔː]1) [U] ( body of rules) loi fto be against the law — être contraire à la loi fml, être interdit
court of law — cour f de justice
3) ( scientific principle) loi f4) (colloq) ( police) police f5) ( academic subject) droit m••to lay down the law — dicter or imposer sa loi
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law [lɔ:]1 noun(a) (legal provision) loi f;∎ a law against gambling une loi qui interdit les jeux d'argent;∎ there's no law against it! il n'y a pas de mal à cela!;∎ humorous there ought to be a law against it ça devrait être interdit par la loi;∎ to be a law unto oneself ne connaître ni foi ni loi(b) (legislation) loi f;∎ it's against the law to sell alcohol la vente d'alcool est illégale;∎ by law selon la loi;∎ in or under British law selon la loi britannique;∎ to break/to uphold the law enfreindre/respecter la loi;∎ the bill became law le projet de loi a été voté ou adopté;∎ the law of the land la loi, les lois fpl;∎ the law of the jungle la loi de la jungle;∎ figurative to lay down the law imposer sa loi, faire la loi;∎ figurative her word is law ses décisions sont sans appel(c) (legal system) droit m;∎ a student of law un(e) étudiant(e) en droit∎ British to go to law aller en justice;∎ British to take a case to law porter une affaire en justice ou devant les tribunaux;∎ to take the law into one's own hands (se) faire justice soi-même;∎ law and order l'ordre m public∎ the law soon arrived les flics n'ont pas tardé à rappliquer;∎ I'll have the law on you! je vais appeler les flics!(f) (rule → of club, sport) règle f;∎ the laws of rugby les règles fpl du rugby(g) (principle) loi f;∎ Physics the laws of gravity les lois fpl de la pesanteur;∎ Economics the law of supply and demand la loi de l'offre et de la demande(faculty, school) de droit►► law centre bureau m d'aide judiciaire;law court tribunal m, cour f de justice;law enforcement application f de la loi;law enforcement agency organisme m chargé de faire respecter la loi;law enforcement officer agent m de police;law firm cabinet m d'avocats, cabinet m juridique;British Law Lords = membres de la Chambre des lords siégeant en tant que cour d'appel de dernière instance;law officer conseiller(ère) m,f juridique;law school faculté f de droit;British the Law Society = conseil de l'ordre des avocats chargé de faire respecter la déontologie;law student étudiant(e) m,f en droit -
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law n1 ¢ ( body of rules) loi f ; to obey/break the law respecter/enfreindre la loi ; to be against the law être contraire à la loi fml, être interdit ; it is against the law to do il est interdit de faire ; the law is on our side nous avons la loi pour nous ; to be above the law être au-dessus des lois ; to remain within the law rester dans les limites de la légalité ; the law of the land la législation du pays ; the law as it stands la législation en vigueur ; under Italian law d'après la loi italienne ; by law conformément à la loi ; it's required by law c'est obligatoire légalement ; the bill became law yesterday le projet de loi a été adopté hier ; divine law la loi divine ; his word is law sa parole fait loi ;2 Jur ( rule) loi f ; a law against une loi interdisant [gambling, vagrancy] ; the laws on les lois sur [gambling, vagrancy] ; there has been a change in the law la loi a été modifiée ; there ought to be a law against it ça devrait être interdit ;3 ( justice) justice f ; court of law cour f de justice ; to go to law recourir à la justice (about, over pour) ; in the eyes of the law aux yeux de la loi ; to take the law into one's own hands faire justice soi-même ;6 ( principle) loi f ; the laws of nature/motion les lois de la nature/du mouvement ; the laws of perspective les règles fpl de la perspective ; the second law of thermodynamics le deuxième principe m de la thermodynamique.to be a law unto oneself être un peu original. -
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[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.) loi(s), législation2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) loi3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) loi•- 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 -
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law merchant droit m commercial(b) (system of justice) droit m;law court tribunal m, cour f de justice;law department service m du contentieux;law firm cabinet m juridique;British the Law Society = conseil de l'ordre des avocats chargé de faire respecter la déontologie -
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1) le droit; la justice; l'ordre juridique2) loi; législation; règleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > law
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∎ law-and-order issues questions fpl d'ordre public;∎ he presents himself as the law-and-order candidate il se présente comme le candidat de l'ordre (public)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > law-and-order
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > law-abiding
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