law meaning in Sanskrit
नियम niyama
/lɔː/
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Northumbria/laː/
law in Sanskrit: नियम (niyama), न्याय (nyāya). In English, law means the body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
Sanskrit words for law
- any rule that must or should be obeyed
- नियम niyama, न्याय nyāya
English meaning of law
- noun The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
- noun The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
- noun Common law, as contrasted with equity.
- noun A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
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
law in other languages
- law in Hindi
- law in Tamil
- law in Marathi
- law in Urdu
- law in Bengali
- law in Telugu
- law in Malayalam
- law in Kannada
- law in Punjabi
- law in Gujarati
- law in Odia
- law in Sinhala
- law in Assamese
- law in Nepali
- law in Pashto
- law in Tagalog
- law in Arabic
- law in Malay
- law in Indonesian
- law in Persian
- law in Thai
- law in Vietnamese
- law in Myanmar
Questions about law in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of law in Sanskrit?
- Law in Sanskrit is नियम (niyama), न्याय (nyāya).
- law इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Law: नियम (niyama), न्याय (nyāya).
- 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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