1 | noun | the collection of rules imposed by authority 2 | noun | legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity 3 | noun | a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society 4 | noun | a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature 5 | noun | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do 6 | noun | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system 7 | noun | the force of policemen and officers (7 meanings)

l'o (IPA: lˈɒ)

law (no hyphenation) (3 letters | 1 syllable)

1624 (Jacobean era | European Renaissance) (401 years ago)

Old English | Old Norse | | Latin

written: 279th most common (1 in 3436 words) ( > 99% noun)

spoken: 788th most common (1 in 11364 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

laws

jurisprudence | natural law | law of nature | legal philosophy | practice of law | constabulary | police | police force (total: 8)

disorganization | lawlessness | violation | transgression

administrative law | canon law | case law | civil law | commercial law | common law | ecclesiastical law | international law | Islamic law | law merchant | Law of Moses | law of nations | law of the land | martial law | mercantile law | ... (total: 129)

accumulation | aggregation | assemblage | collection | instrument | legal document | legal instrument | official document | concept | conception | construct | philosophy | learned profession | force | law enforcement agency | personnel (total: 16)

aha | baccarat | bah | blah | bourgeois | bra | cha | ha | hah | hurrah | la | ma | markkaa | pa | pasha | ... (total: 22) (based on typical American pronunciation)

la

caw | claw | flaw | haw | Haw | jaw | lab | lac | lad | lag | lam | lap | lav | lawn | lax | lay | maw | paw | raw | saw | slaw | yaw (total: 22)

awl

action at law | admiralty law | Boltzmann distribution law | brother-in-law | color of law | colour of law | common-law | common-law marriage | conclusion of law | counselor-at-law | ... (total: 97)

Law (US population: 32120 people, white: 66%)

Law (United Kingdom, 3220 people) | Tow Law (United Kingdom, 2058 people)

Windlestraw Law (United Kingdom, 2162 ft) | Scald Law (United Kingdom, 1900 ft)

The Common Law (Robert W. Chambers) | The Reign of Law (James Lane Allen) | The Sisters-in-Law (Gertrude Atherton) | Twelve Against the Law (Edward D. Radin) | The Character Of Physical Law (Richard Feynman) (total: 5)

Wild by Law | The Wrong Arm of the Law | The Law of Enclosures | Son in Law | Monster-in-Law | ... (total: 14)

law.com | law.net | law.org | law.edu | law.info | law.biz (total: 6)

"A shrewd pickpurse": Howell | "It's the ___!" | "The Paper Chase" topic | Bad thing to break | Bailey's bailiwick | Bar code? | Bar topic | Bar work | Barrister's concern | Belli's bailiwick | Cops | Corpus juris | ... (total: 38) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

6 (International English) | 6 (North American English)