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Law Kanun Yasa Noun Country  /Lɔː   Hukuk Uncountable

Level A2 
Kind noun
Front law 
IPA  /lɔː   / noun
Back yasa, kanun
hukuk
Back 2

law (noun)

 /lɔː   / noun
 
 1 (the law)
[uncountable]
all the laws in a country or state
yasa, kanun
 Stealing is against the law.
 to break the law
 to obey the law
 look at LEGAL
 2 [countable]
an official rule of a country or state that says what people may or may not do
yasa, kanun
 There's a new law about wearing seat belts in the back of cars.
 note at RULE1
 3 [uncountable]
the law as a subject of study or as a profession
hukuk
 She is studying law.
 My brother works for a law firm in Brighton.
 look at LEGAL
 4 [countable]
(in science) a statement of what always happens in certain situations or conditions
 (fen bilimleri) kanun, kural, yasa
 the laws of mathematics/gravity
IDIOM
law and order
a situation in which the law is obeyed
kanun ve nizam
 There has been a breakdown of law and order in this country over the past ten years.
 note at COURT1, CRIME
 

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