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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.) pravo; zakon2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) zakon3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) zakon•- 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* * *I [lɔ:]nounzakon, postava; pravo, pravoznanstvo; ( the) pravniki, pravniški poklic, American slang policija; sodni postopek, sodišče; načelo, pravilo; zakonitost; sport prednost (dana slabšemu tekmecu); figuratively milostni rok, odlogthe law of the Medes and Persians — nepreklicen zakon, stara navadato be a law unto o.s. — biti sam sebi zakon, ravnati po lastni voljito follow ( —ali go in for) the law — biti pravnik, študirati pravoto lay down the law — odločati, imeti glavno besedo, samovoljno ravnati, vsiliti svojo vouoletter of the law — dosledno, dobesednolaw and order — mir in red, spoštovanje zakonovDoctor of Laws (LL.D.) — doktor pravaAmerican to call in the law — poklicati policijoII [lo:]interjectionBritish English vulgar pojte no! (izraz začudenja)
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take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the bit in one's mouth — also[take the bit in one s teeth] {adv. phr.} To have your own way; take charge of things; take control of something. * /When Mary wanted something, she was likely to take the bit in her teeth and her parents could do nothing with her./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the bit in one's mouth — also[take the bit in one s teeth] {adv. phr.} To have your own way; take charge of things; take control of something. * /When Mary wanted something, she was likely to take the bit in her teeth and her parents could do nothing with her./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
into one's own hands — See: TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE S OWN HANDS … Dictionary of American idioms
into one's own hands — See: TAKE THE LAW INTO ONE S OWN HANDS … Dictionary of American idioms
take the bull by the horns — {v. phr.}, {informal} To take definite action and not care about risks; act bravely in a difficulty. * /He decided to take the bull by the horns and demand a raise in salary even though it might cost him his job./ Compare: TAKE THE BIT IN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the bull by the horns — {v. phr.}, {informal} To take definite action and not care about risks; act bravely in a difficulty. * /He decided to take the bull by the horns and demand a raise in salary even though it might cost him his job./ Compare: TAKE THE BIT IN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
law — law1 lawlike, adj. /law/, n. 1. the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision. 2 … Universalium
law unto oneself — {n. phr.}, {literary} A person who does only what he wishes; a person who ignores or breaks the law when he doesn t like it. * /Everybody in Germany feared Hitler because he was a law unto himself./ * /Mr. Brown told Johnny that he must stop… … Dictionary of American idioms
law unto oneself — {n. phr.}, {literary} A person who does only what he wishes; a person who ignores or breaks the law when he doesn t like it. * /Everybody in Germany feared Hitler because he was a law unto himself./ * /Mr. Brown told Johnny that he must stop… … Dictionary of American idioms