the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
"Scholars often debate whether Moses actually composed all fifty books found within the Law."
plural of law
"The new government immediately put their campaign promises into laws to protect consumer rights."
In plain English: Laws are rules that everyone must follow to keep society safe and fair.
"Everyone must follow the laws of the country."
Usage: Use laws to refer to the specific rules and regulations established by a government that citizens must obey. Avoid using it when you simply mean the scientific principles or general truths described by the singular word law.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of law
"The judge stated that he does not know how many laws were broken during the protest."
In plain English: To follow rules or regulations is to abide by laws.
"The judge will not laws you for that minor traffic violation."
Usage: The word "law" functions only as a noun and has no standard usage as a verb in modern English. Do not use it to mean "to create rules," as that action should instead be expressed with verbs like "enact," "pass," or "make."
A surname.
"The new headmaster is a Mr. Laws from our neighborhood who always greets us by name at school gates."
Derived from Old English lagu (law, custom), this term originally referred to any binding rule or ordinance established by authority. It stems from Proto-Germanic lagō, meaning something laid down or fixed in place.