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| 1 | C an official rule that people must obey 法令；法律 |
| The new law will be passed by Parliament in the spring. 议会将在春季通过这项新法令。 |
| break a law (=do something illegal) Several traffic laws had been broken. 犯法 |
| +against a law against shoplifting 制裁在商店内偷窃商品的法律 |
| +on a new law on gun ownership 关于枪支持有方面的新法令 |
| | 1a | singular/U a system of rules within a country , region , or community dealing with people’ s behaviour and activities （国家、地区或社区的）法律体系 | | against the law (=illegal) It is against the law to park on a double yellow line. 违法的 | | break the law (=do something illegal) The local authority is prepared to prosecute them for breaking the law. 犯法 | | obey the law Local officials are reminding people to obey the law and not sell fireworks to children under sixteen. 地方官员提醒人们要守法，不要把烟花卖给16岁以下的儿童。 | | by/under law (=according to the law) Any changes are required by law to be in writing. 依照法律 | | within the law (=legal or legally) They pledged to work within the law to bring about change. 合法的；合法地 | | above the law (=allowed to not obey the law) Neither the government nor any official is above the law. 凌驾于法律之上 | | become law (=be made a law) The bill could become law as soon as next year. 成为法律 | | enforce the law (=punish people who do not obey it) It is the Attorney-General’ s job to enforce the law, not the White House’ s. 执法 | |
| | 1b | U a set of rules within a larger system that deal with a particular subject or area （某一特定领域的）法规 | | criminal/company/constitutional law 刑法/公司法/宪法 | |
| | 1c | C a rule or set of principles that people follow for moral or religious reasons （道德或宗教上的）准则，守则 | | the laws of morality 道德准则 | |
| | 1d | C a rule in sport （体育运动的）规则 | |
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| 2 | U the profession that includes lawyers and judges 司法界；法律行业；律师业 |
| practise law (=work as a lawyer) Anne’ s been practising law for 20 years. 从事律师行业 |
| | 2a | relating to this profession , to courts, or to a legal system 与司法界（法律行业或律师业）有关的 | | a law firm 律师事务所 | |
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| 3 | U the area of knowledge or study dealing with systems of rules and the way they work 法学；法律知识 |
| Both of them are studying law at university. 他们俩都在大学学法律。 |
| | 3a | relating to this area of knowledge or study 与法律知识（或法学）有关的 | | a law school/degree 法学院/法学学位 | |
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| 4 | C an explanation of a natural or scientific process （自然或科学的）规律，定律，原理 |
| the laws of physics/gravity 物理学原理/万有引力定律 |
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| 5 | the law informal the police 警方；警察 |
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| - | be a law unto yourself
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| to refuse to behave like everyone else or to believe you can do whatever you want to |
| （无视惯例而）我行我素，一意孤行 |
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| - | the longarm of the law humorous
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| used for referring to the police and their ability to catch criminals |
| （用于指警察及其捉拿罪犯的才干）恢恢法网 |
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| - | take the law into your own hands
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| to punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself |
| 不通过司法机关擅自处罚；用私刑处罚 |
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