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law in Arabic

قَانُون qānūn

/lɔː/

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law in Arabic: قَانُون (qānūn), شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa), نَامُوس (nāmūs), حُقُوق (ḥuqūq). In English, law means the body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

Arabic words for law

body of rules established in a community by its authorities
قَانُون qānūn, شَرِيعَة šarīʕa, نَامُوس nāmūs
any rule that must or should be obeyed
قَانُون qānūn, حُقُوق ḥuqūq
statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena
قَانُون qānūn

English meaning of law

  1. noun The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
  2. noun The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
  3. noun Common law, as contrasted with equity.
  4. noun A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.

Full definition of law

law in a sentence

  • The courts interpret the law but should not make it.
  • In theory, entrapment is against the law.
  • commercial hunting and fishing law

Synonyms of law

All synonyms of law

law in other languages

Questions about law in Arabic

What is the meaning of law in Arabic?
Law in Arabic is قَانُون (qānūn), شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa), نَامُوس (nāmūs), حُقُوق (ḥuqūq).
ما معنى كلمة law؟
Law: قَانُون (qānūn), شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa), نَامُوس (nāmūs), حُقُوق (ḥuqūq).
What does law mean in English?
Law means the body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

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