law
US
UK the law n: (government laws)
SC 法 fǎ
TC 法
TC 法
SC 法律 fǎ，fǎ lǜ
TC 法律
TC 法律
It is against the law to steal.
偷窃违法。
the law n: (rules) (总称)
SC 法律制度，法律 fǎ lǜ zhì dù ，fǎ lǜ
TC 法律
TC 法律
You should always follow the law.
你应当始终遵守法律。
law n: (scientific truth)
SC 定律 dìng lǜ
TC 定律
TC 定律
SC 定则 dìng lǜ，dìng zé
SC 法则 dìng lǜ，fǎ zé
TC 法則
TC 法則
The law of gravity has been proven.
万有引力已经得到了证明。
law n: (rule, regulation)
SC 规则 guī zé
TC 規則
TC 規則
The law is that you cannot go through a red traffic light.
按照规则，你是不能闯红灯的。
law n: (subset of law) (某个特定领域的法律，如合同法、婚姻法等)
SC 法 fǎ
TC 法
TC 法
His speciality is contract law.
他主攻合同法。
law n: (legal studies)
SC 法律 fǎ lǜ
TC 法律
TC 法律
SC 法学 fǎ lǜ，fǎ xué
TC 法學
TC 法學
He studied law and became a lawyer.
他学习的是法律，学成后做了律师。
law n: (legal profession)
SC 律师行业 lǜ shī háng yè
TC 律師行業
TC 律師行業
SC 司法界 lǜ shī háng yè，sī fǎ jiè
She practices law and has many clients.
她从事法律工作，拥有很多客户。
law n: (written rules)
SC 法律 fǎ lǜ
TC 法律
TC 法律
This is against both Statute and Common Law.
这既违反了成文法，又违反了判例法。
the law n: informal, figurative (police) (口语)
SC 警察 jǐng chá
TC 警察
TC 警察
The fugitive avoided the law for sixty days before he was caught.
那个亡命徒逃避警察追捕长达六十天，但最终还是落入法网了。
law n: (litigation)
SC 起诉 qǐ sù
TC 起訴
TC 起訴
SC 控告 qǐ sù，kòng gào
TC 控告
TC 控告
I will go to law over this matter.
这件事，我会诉诸法律的。
law n: (voluntary regulation)
SC （自行制定的）规定 zì xíng zhì dìng de guī dìng
SC 规章 zì xíng zhì dìng de guī dìng，guī zhāng
TC 規章
TC 規章
SC 规则 zì xíng zhì dìng de guī dìng，guī zé
TC 規則
TC 規則
The press has its own set of unwritten laws.
新闻界自己有一套不成文的规定。
law n: (God's law)
SC 圣戒 shèng jiè
SC 上帝的戒律 shèng jiè，shàng dì de jiè lǜ
God's laws are different from government's laws.
上帝的戒律与世俗的律法不同。
law n: (first five books of the Bible) (圣经最初的五书)
SC 律法，摩西五经 lǜ fǎ，mó xī wǔ jīng
The Law is also called the Torah and the Pentateuch.
《旧约圣经》最初的五卷又被称为律法以及摩西五经。
above the law adj: (not legally accountable)
SC 凌驾于法律之上的，不受法律约束的
Many politicians think that they are above the law, and should not be punished for any wrongdoing.
according to law expr: (in agreement with law)
SC 根据法律 gēn jù fǎ lǜ
TC 根據法律
TC 根據法律
SC 依法 gēn jù fǎ lǜ，yī fǎ
According to law, the website owner must check all materials published on it.
against the law adj: (illegal)
SC 违法的 wéi fǎ de
TC 違法的
TC 違法的
Smoking marijuana is against the law.
against the law adv: (illegally)
SC 违法 wéi fǎ
TC 違法
TC 違法
He was driving against the law as he had just guzzled down seven pints of beer.
Archimedes' law n: (physics: force of a lever)
SC 阿基米德定律
SC 阿基米德浮体原理
attorney at law, attorney-at-law n: US (defence or prosecution lawyer)
SC 律师 lǜ shī
TC 律師
TC 律師
Most lawyers use the more formal title "Attorney at law" on their business cards.
大多数律师都在名片上使用更加正式的称谓，即“Attorney at law”。
be a law unto yourself, be a law onto yourself v expr: (disregard conventions)
SC 我行我素 wǒ xíng wǒ sù
SC 自行其是 wǒ xíng wǒ sù，zì xíng qí shì
break the law v expr: (do [sth] illegal, commit a crime)
SC 违法 wéi fǎ
TC 違法
TC 違法
Every time you buy a pirated DVD, you are breaking the law.
brother-in-law n: (spouse's male sibling) (妻子的哥哥)
SC 大舅子
TC 大舅
TC 大舅
SC 小舅子(妻子的弟弟)
SC 大伯子(丈夫的哥哥)
SC 小叔子(丈夫的弟弟)
My wife and my brother-in-law have both inherited their mother's blue eyes.
我妻子和大舅子都随了母亲的蓝眼睛。
brother-in-law n: (sibling's husband)
SC 姐夫 jiě fū
SC 妹夫 jiě fū ，mèi fū
My brother-in-law married my sister five years ago.
我姐夫和姐姐五年前结了婚。
business law n: (set of laws governing business)
SC 商业法
by law adv: (legally)
SC 根据法律 gēn jù fǎ lǜ
TC 根據法律
TC 根據法律
SC 依法 gēn jù fǎ lǜ，yī fǎ
By law, in England, the minimum age for buying alcoholic beverages is eighteen.
bylaw, byelaw, also UK: by-law, bye-law n: (organizational rule)
SC 企业章程
SC 组织章程
Self-nomination for the board is against the organization's bylaws.
bylaw, byelaw, by-law, bye-law n: UK (local authority law)
SC 地方法规
SC 地方细则
Local bylaws require pavements to be shovelled after large snows.
canon law n: (regulations of Christian church)
SC 教会法规 jiào huì fǎ guī
TC 教會法規
TC 教會法規
case law n: (law of precedent)
SC 判例法 pàn lì fǎ
civil law n: (laws about private matters, rights)
SC 民法
TC 民法
TC 民法
commercial law n: (laws governing business practices)
SC 商法 shāng fǎ
The law firm I work for specializes in business and commercial law.
common law n: (legal system: custom)
SC 不成文法 bù chéng wén fǎ
SC 习惯法 bù chéng wén fǎ，xí guàn fǎ
common-law n as adj: (marriage, partner: informal)
SC 不成文法的 bù chéng wén fǎ de
SC 习惯法的 bù chéng wén fǎ de，xí guàn fǎ de
common-law marriage n: (partnership: not formalized) (指非正式结婚但同居的关系)
SC 习惯法上的婚姻，事实婚姻 xí guàn fǎ shàng de hūn yīn，shì shí hūn yīn
When a common-law marriage exists, the spouses receive the same legal treatment given to legally married couples.
如果造成事实婚姻，婚姻双方在法律上享受与合法婚姻伴侣相同的待遇。
common-law wife n: (woman in informal marriage)
SC 习惯法上的妻子 xí guàn fǎ shàng de qī zi
SC 事实婚姻中的妻子 xí guàn fǎ shàng de qī zi，shì shí hūn yīn zhōng de qī zǐ
John had more than one common-law wife, though he was never married.
conservation of energy, law of conservation of energy n: (physics: energy remains constant) (物理)
SC 能量守恒定律 néng liàng shǒu héng dìng lǜ
According to the law of the conservation of energy, energy cannot be destroyed, only transmuted.
constitutional law n: (law related to constitution)
SC 宪法 xiàn fǎ
TC 憲法
TC 憲法
In Ed's opinion, the government is breaking constitutional law by spying on Americans.
corporate law n: (business or company law)
SC 公司法
TC 公司法
TC 公司法
counselor-at-law, plural: counselors-at-law n: US (lawyer)
SC 律师，法律顾问 lǜ shī，fǎ lǜ gù wèn
TC 律師，法律顧問
TC 律師，法律顧問
court of law n: (place: tribunal)
SC 法庭 fǎ tíng
TC 法庭
TC 法庭
SC 法院 fǎ tíng，fǎ yuàn
That argument would not be acceptable in a court of law.
court of law n: (proceedings: trial)
SC 开庭 kāi tíng
TC 開庭
TC 開庭
cousin-in-law n: (cousin's spouse)
SC 姻堂兄妹
I'd like you to meet my new cousin-in law, Estelle.
criminal law n: (branch of law)
SC 刑法 xíng fǎ
TC 刑法
TC 刑法
Delia works for a law firm that specializes in criminal law.
daughter-in-law, plural: daughters-in-law n: (son or daughter's wife)
SC 儿媳 ér xí
My daughter-in-law's casual attitude infuriates me.
diminishing returns, law of diminishing returns npl: figurative (fewer benefits for more effort) (比喻义)
SC 收益递减规律
due process, due process of law n: (legal proceedings)
SC 法定诉讼程序 fǎ dìng sù sòng chéng xù
If arrested, you have the right to due process.
employment law n: (rules governing working practices)
SC 雇佣法，就业法，劳动法
TC 勞工法
TC 勞工法
father-in-law n: (spouse's father)
SC 岳父 yuè fù
SC 公公 yuè fù，gōng gōng
My father-in-law treats me like his own daughter.
我的岳父对待我就像他的亲身女儿一样。
gag law n: (restricting free press or speech)
SC 封口法
SC 封口令
SC 限制言论自由
in law adv: (legally)
SC 依法 yī fǎ
SC 法律上
in the eyes of the law expr: (legally)
SC 从法律角度而言 cóng fǎ lǜ jiǎo dù ér yán
In the eyes of the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty.
in violation of law adv: (against the law)
SC 违法地 wéi fǎ de
TC 違法地
TC 違法地
SC 触犯法律地 wéi fǎ de，chù fàn fǎ lǜ de
in violation of law adj: (illegal, unlawful)
SC 违法的 wéi fǎ de
TC 違法的
TC 違法的
SC 触犯法律的 wéi fǎ de ，chù fàn fǎ lǜ de
-in-law suffix: (relative by marriage) (因婚姻而形成的亲戚关系)
SC 姻亲 yīn qīn
For example: son-in-law
in-laws npl: (spouse's family) (因婚姻而结成的亲戚关系)
SC 姻亲 yīn qīn
My in-laws always come to visit us during the holiday season.
Islamic law n: (Muslim code of conduct)
SC 伊斯兰法 yī sī lán fǎ
TC 伊斯蘭法
TC 伊斯蘭法
Islamic law prohibits the consumption of pork and all intoxicants, such as alcohol.
labor law (US), labour law (UK) n: (law: to protect workers)
SC 劳动法
TC 勞工法
TC 勞工法
law and order n: (social discipline)
SC 治安 zhì ān
TC 治安
TC 治安
The government sent troops to restore law and order to areas where violence had broken out.
law enforcement n: (police, anti-crime)
SC 执法 zhí fǎ
TC 執法
TC 執法
My father worked for years in law enforcement.
我父亲多年来从事执法工作。
law enforcement, law-enforcement n as adj: (of police, anti-crime)
SC 执法的
She works as a law enforcement officer.
她是一名执法人员。
law enforcement agency n: (police, etc.)
SC 执法部门 zhí fǎ bù mén
TC 執法部門
TC 執法部門
SC 执法机构
law firm n: (company of lawyers)
SC 律师事务所 lǜ shī shì wù suǒ
When she's finished law school she's hoping to find a job in a well-known law firm.
当她从法学院毕业之后，她希望在一个知名的律师事务所找到一份工作。
law of averages n: (probability) (统计)
SC 平均律 píng jūn lǜ
We can predict many natural phenomena according to the law of averages.
law of Moses, Law of Moses n: (ancient Hebrew law) (古希伯来律法)
SC 摩西律法 mó xī lǜ fǎ
All good Jews follow the law of Moses.
the law of the jungle n: (survival of the strongest)
SC 丛林法则 cóng lín fǎ zé
TC 叢林法則
TC 叢林法則
By the law of the jungle, the lion is king.
law of thermodynamics n: (physics: law relating heat and mechanical energy)
SC 热力学原理 rè lì xué yuán lǐ
One of the laws of thermodynamics maintains that it is impossible to cool something to the temperature of absolute zero.
law office n: (lawyer or lawyers' premises)
SC 律师事务所 lǜ shī shì wù suǒ
SC 法律事务所
law school n: (university where law degrees are taught)
SC 法学院 fǎ xué yuàn
TC 法學院
TC 法學院
He graduated from law school with full honours.
law society n: (association of lawyers)
SC 律师协会，律师公会
law student n: ([sb] who studies legal system)
SC 法律系学生，法律专业学生
law-abiding adj: (obeying the law)
SC 遵纪守法的 zūn jì shǒu fǎ de
He was a law-abiding citizen who never did anything wrong.
lay down the law v expr: (enforce rules)
SC 制定法规 zhì dìng fǎ guī
TC 制定法規
TC 制定法規
My mom laid down the law; if I choose to smoke I can't live at home.
the letter of the law n: (strict interpretation)
SC 法律的字面意思
They followed the letter of the law to avoid any problems.
local law n: (legal restrictions that apply to an area)
SC 本地法规 běn dì fǎ guī
TC 當地法規
TC 當地法規
SC 当地法规 běn dì fǎ guī，dāng dì fǎ guī
The local law prohibited smoking in all public areas.
the long arm of the law n: figurative (police powers)
SC 执法力量，法律权力 zhí fǎ lì liàng
If you break the law, the police will catch you - you can't outrun the long arm of the law.
maritime law n: (laws governing shipping)
SC 海商法 hǎi shāng fǎ
SC 海事法 hǎi shāng fǎ，hǎi shì fǎ
After graduating, he decided to specialise in maritime law.
martial law n: uncountable (temporary military rule)
SC 戒严令，军事管制
Master of Law, Master of Laws n: (postgraduate legal degree)
SC 法学硕士，法律硕士
Michael has a Master of Law from McGill University.
Master of Law, Master of Laws n: (holder of postgraduate legal degree)
SC 法学硕士
SC 法律硕士
matter of law n: (legal issue)
SC 法律问题 fǎ lǜ wèn tí
TC 法律問題
TC 法律問題
The interpretation of a written contract is a matter of law to be determined by the court.
minimum-wage law n: (law governing minimum earnings)
SC 最低工资法 zuì dī gōng zī fǎ
Many conservatives find any minimum-wage law reprehensible.
mother-in-law n: (spouse's mother) (女方对丈夫母亲的称呼)
SC 婆婆 pó po
TC 婆婆
TC 婆婆
SC 岳母，丈母娘 yuè mǔ，zhàng mǔ niáng(男方对妻子母亲的称呼)
Stephen always got on very well with his mother-in-law.
nephew-in-law n: (niece's husband)
SC 侄女的丈夫
SC 侄女的老公
My nephew-in-law is coming over to watch the game.
我侄女的丈夫会过来看比赛。
on the right side of the law expr: (legal)
SC 合法的 hé fǎ de
SC 遵纪守法的 hé fǎ de ，zūn jì shǒu fǎ de
The protesters felt that they were on the right side of the law.
parents-in-law npl: (spouse's mother and father)
SC 配偶的父母 pèi ǒu de fù mǔ
We lived with my parents-in-law for nearly five years before we could afford our own home.
pass a law v expr: (make [sth] legal or illegal)
SC 通过法案 tōng guò fǎ àn
TC 通過法案
TC 通過法案
In 1647 Parliament passed a law making the celebration of Christmas illegal.
penal law n: (rules governing crime and punishment)
SC 刑法 xíng fǎ
TC 刑法
TC 刑法
practice law (US), practise law (UK) vtr + n: (work as a lawyer)
SC 做律师 zuò lǜ shī
TC 做律師
TC 做律師
SC 从事法律工作 zuò lǜ shī，cóng shì fǎ lǜ gōng zuò
Sean has been practising law for five years.
privacy law n: (legal rules on confidentiality)
SC 隐私法
rule of law n: (overriding legal principle)
SC 法治
TC 法治
TC 法治
SC 由法而治
During the gold rush, there was no rule of law in the miners' camps.
sister-in-law n: (spouse's female sibling)
SC 姑子 gū zǐ
SC 姨妹 gū zǐ，yí mèi
My sister-in-law is coming to visit us next week.
sister-in-law n: (sibling's wife)
SC 嫂子 sǎo zi
TC 嫂子
TC 嫂子
SC 弟妹 sǎo zi，dì mèi
SC 弟媳 sǎo zi，dì xí
My sister-in-law treats my brother as if he was a child.
son-in-law, plural: sons-in-law n: (daughter or son's husband)
SC 女婿 nǚ xù
TC 女婿
TC 女婿
My daughter and son-in-law are coming over tomorrow for dinner.
state law n: US (legal system of a US state)
SC 州法律 zhōu fǎ lǜ
State law prohibits the making of alcohol at home.
take the law into your own hands v expr: (act as a vigilante)
SC 不通过法律自行处理 bù tōng guò fǎ lǜ zì xíng chǔ lǐ
If you get robbed, don't try to take the law into your own hands.
under the law adv: (from a legal point of view)
SC 根据法律规定
violate the law v expr: (do [sth] illegal, commit an offence)
SC 违法 wéi fǎ
TC 違法
TC 違法
If you violate the law (and get caught) you may go to jail.
violation of law n: (offence, crime)
SC 违法行为 wéi fǎ xíng wéi
TC 違法行為
TC 違法行為
The district court deals with the most common violations of law.
within the law adv: (legally, lawfully)
SC 在法律允许范围内 zài fǎ lǜ yǔn xǔ fàn wéi nèi
Most people are quite happy to live within the law.
within the law adj: (legal, lawful)
SC 合法的 hé fǎ de
All the bank's financial maneuvers were technically within the law.
zoning law n: often plural (law about property use)
SC 土地分区法
SC 使用区划法