law in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for law in the English»French Dictionary

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1. law U (body of rules):

law
loi f
to obey/break the law
respecter/enfreindre la loi
to be against the law
être contraire à la loi form
to be against the law
être interdit
it is against the law to do
il est interdit de faire
the law is on our side
nous avons la loi pour nous
to be above the law
être au-dessus des lois
to remain within the law
rester dans les limites de la légalité
the law of the land
la législation du pays
the law as it stands
la législation en vigueur
under Italian law
d'après la loi italienne
by law
conformément à la loi
it's required by law
c'est obligatoire légalement
the bill became law yesterday
le projet de loi a été adopté hier
divine law
la loi divine
his word is law
sa parole fait loi

by-law [Brit ˈbʌɪlɔː, Am ˈbaɪlɔ] N

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law in the PONS Dictionary

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law Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be ruthless in enforcing the law
appliquer implacablement la loi
to have a brush with the law
avoir des démêlés avec la justice
to come into in effect law
entrer en vigueur
in compliance with the law/regulations
conformément à la loi/aux dispositions (réglementaires)
ignorance of the law is no excuse
nul n'est censé ignorer la loi
to submit to the law/a decision
se soumettre à la loi/à une décision
to be a breach of the law
être une dérogation à la loi
we are all equal before the law
nous sommes tous égaux devant la loi
to be in breach of the law
être en contravention
I have the law on my side
j'ai la loi pour moi

law Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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For more than 50 years, the municipality evolved into a dynamic yet peaceful community of law-abiding people.
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From 1628 to 1642 he taught a humanist and political syllabus as "professor skytteanus"; from 1634 he also taught Roman law.
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Divorces were frowned upon, no matter what the provocation, and a man who was sued at law, particularly upon his promissory note, was almost disgraced in the public mind.
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Many cross-border regions are based on some sort of civil-law agreements among the participating authorities.
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The declaration established gender equality in front of the law and the right of women to political participation, education, work, freedom of movement and speech.
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League rules prohibited membership to any players in violation of state or federal law, as well as players demonstrating chronic financial irresponsibility.
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For the applicability of the law, there has to be at first a specific interest by the owner of the registered trade mark.
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Young people should use every political means at their disposal to change this law back to the fair and non-discriminatory way it was before.
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During his life he published only a handful of law journal articles.
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These various distinctions of procedure and terminology do not affect the binding status of accords under international law.
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