1 the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: “Such an action is against the law”
wet

2 any one of such rules: “A new law has been passed by Parliament.”
wet

3 (in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: “the law of gravity.”
wet

'lawful (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

1 (negativeunlawful) allowed by law: “He was attacked while going about his lawful business.”
wettig

2 just or rightful: “She is the lawful owner of the property.”
wettig

'lawfully (Bijwoord)

volgens de wet

'lawless (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

paying no attention to, and not keeping, the law: “In its early days, the American West was full of lawless men.”
wetteloos

'lawlessly (Bijwoord)

wetteloos

'lawlessness (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

wetteloosheid

lawyer (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a person whose work it is to know about and give advice and help to others concerning the law: “If you want to make your will, consult a lawyer.”
advocaat

'law-abiding (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

obeying the law: “a law- abiding citizen.”
gezagsgetrouw

law court

a place where people accused of crimes are tried and legal disagreements between people are judged.
rechtbank, gerechtshof

'lawsuit (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a quarrel or disagreement taken to a court of law to be settled.
proces

be a law unto oneself

to be inclined not to obey rules or follow the usual customs and conventions.
zijn eigen wetten stellen

the law

the police: “The thief was still in the building when the law arrived.”
politie

the law of the land

the established law of a country.
's lands wet

lay down the law

to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument.
autoritair verkondigen
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the law	het recht ; de rechten ; de wet (m)
LAW (Afkorting)	LAW (Afkorting) ; licht antitankwapen
law	Europese wet ; rechten ; rechtswetenschap ; wet

Bronnen: Wakefield genealogy pages; interglot; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.; Antiquarian Dictionary




EN: canon
EN: decree
EN: directive
EN: imperative
EN: regulation
EN: ruling
EN: statute
EN: tenet

EN: lay down the law NL: de wet voorschrijven
EN: necessity knows no law NL: nood breekt wet
EN: go to law NL: gaan procederen
EN: have (take) the law of a person NL: iemand een proces aandoen
EN: law of the jungle NL: recht van de sterkste
EN: it is bad law NL: 't is niet volgens de wet
EN: read law NL: rechten studeren
EN: be at law NL: procederen
EN: in law NL: volgens de wet