(entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
law
law
intj
(dated) An exclamation of mild surprise; lawks.
noun
(Northern England, Scotland, archaic) A hill.
(aviation) A mode of operation of the flight controls of a fly-by-wire aircraft.
(cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.
(dialectal or obsolete) A score; share of expense; legal charge.
(fantasy) One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.
(informal) A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
(law, chiefly historical) An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)
(linguistics) A sound law; a regular change in the pronunciation of a language.
(mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
(now uncommon) An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.
(obsolete) A tumulus of stones.
(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
A rule or principle regarding the construction of language or art.
A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)
Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
Any statement of the relation of acts and conditions to their consequences.
Common law, as contrasted with equity.
Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.
Litigation; legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).
The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.
The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).
verb
(informal) To enforce the law.
(nonstandard) To rule over (with a certain effect) by law; to govern.
(obsolete) To work as a lawyer; to practice law.
(transitive, intransitive, chiefly dialectal) To prosecute or sue (someone), to litigate.
