law
Definition
A system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.
A statement of fact describing a natural phenomenon, such as Newton's laws of motion.
The legal profession or the body of such rules, often personified as 'the law' referring to police or judiciary.
An established principle or rule, as in 'law of the jungle' or 'Murphy's law'.
Examples
He studied law for years, only to realize the real rule is 'billable hours or bust.'
Murphy's law kicked in just as she launched the app: everything that could crash, did.
In her house, the law of thermodynamics means socks mysteriously vanish in the dryer.
The cat clearly operates under the law of gravity denial, treating every shelf as a launchpad.
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