| law-woman |
a female officer of the law, such as a marshal, sheriff, or constable. |
| lynch law |
the lawless rule and practice of punishing, without a trial, by lynching. |
| martial law |
a usu. temporary rule of law imposed over a civilian population by military authorities, esp. in a wartime combat zone or during the collapse of civil authority. |
| military law |
the group of laws that deal with regulating and disciplining members of the armed forces. |
| mother-in-law |
the mother of a person's husband or wife. |
| Murphy's Law |
a facetious proposition that if it is possible for something to go wrong, it will go wrong. |
| natural law |
a law or body of laws considered to be inherent in nature, right reason, or religion, and believed to be morally binding on human actions. [2 definitions] |
| periodic law |
the principle that the properties of the chemical elements recur periodically when the elements are arranged in increasing order of their atomic numbers. |
| public law |
a law or statute that applies to the general public. [2 definitions] |
| right-to-work law |
a state law that forbids an employer from refusing employment to a person on the basis of his or her not being a union member. |
| Roman law |
the ancient Roman legal system that serves as a basis for many modern ones. |
| Salic law |
the legal code of the Salian Franks, esp. the prohibition against inheritance of land by women. [2 definitions] |
| sister-in-law |
the sister of one's spouse. [3 definitions] |
| son-in-law |
the husband of one's daughter. |
| statute law |
a law enacted by legislative action. [2 definitions] |
| sunshine law |
any law that obligates a government body to make its meetings and records accessible to the public. |
| unwritten law |
a law originating from other sources than the action of legislative bodies, such as custom or usage. [2 definitions] |