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♦ 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.
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