Law - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

law [LAW]	la ley
Sod's law   chiefly  (Brit.)	Ley de Murphy
the Law [coll.]	la policía
law [EDUC.][LAW]	el derecho   or
law [LAW]	ciencia del derecho
law [LAW]	ciencia jurídica
law [LAW]	disposición legal
law [LAW]	la jurisprudencia
law [LAW]	la legislación
law [LAW]	norma jurídica
law [LAW]	norma legal
law [LAW]	regla jurídica
Coulomb's (or: Coulomb) law [ELEC.]	ley de Coulomb
law [LAW]	el fuero   - jurisdicción

Verbs

break the law  | broke, broken |	incumplir la ley
break the law  | broke, broken |	infringir la ley
break the law  | broke, broken |	quebrantar la ley
to bend the law  | bent, bent | [LAW]	prevaricar
to enact a law  | enacted, enacted | [LAW][POL.]	promulgar una ley
to violate the law  | violated, violated | [LAW]	atentar contra la ley
to violate the law  | violated, violated | [LAW]	violar la ley
to lay down the law	pronunciar un dictamen

Adjectives / Adverbs

governed by public law [POL.][LAW]	de derecho público
governed by public law [POL.][LAW]	de naturaleza pública
law-abiding  adj.	respetuoso, respetuosa
law-making  adj.	legislativo, legislativa
in-law  adj.	emparentado(-a) por matrimonio
public-law  adj.	de derecho público
in-law  adj.	político, política   - emparentado por matrimonio

Phrases / Collocations

to be above the law	estar por encima de la ley
to lay down the law	poner pie en pared

Orthographically similar words

claw, flaw, lawn, slaw

Related search terms

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