law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" --2is a kind ofcollection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage --2has parts: law --2has particulars:
law, law of nature - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" --3is a kind ofconcept, conception, construct --3is a part of theory --3has particulars:
law, practice of law - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale" --5is a kind oflearned profession