lawest

law 

Main Entry: law
Pronunciation: 'lo
Function: noun
Etymology: Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin
1 : a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a : a command or provision enacted by a legislature —see also STATUTE 1 b : something (as a judicial decision) authoritatively accorded binding or controlling effect in the administration of justice law of this circuit>
2 a : a body of laws law of a state>; broadly : laws and justice considered as a general and established entity law looks with disfavor on restraints on alienation> b : COMMON LAW —compare EQUITY 2
3 a : the control or authority of the law law and order> b : one or more agents or agencies involved in enforcing laws c : the application of a law or laws as distinct from considerations of fact law> —see also issue of law at ISSUE matter of law at MATTER question of law at QUESTION 2
4 : the whole body of laws and doctrines relating to one subject law> law of attractive nuisance>
5 a : the legal profession law> b : the nature, use, and effects of laws and legal systems as an area of knowledge or society law> —compare JURISPRUDENCE—at law : under or within the provisions of the law esp. as opposed to equity at law>

Main Entry: law
Pronunciation: 'lo
Function: noun
: a statement of order or relation holding for certain phenomena that so far as is known is invariableunder the given conditions

law (lô)
n.

1. A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.

2. A set of rules or principles for a specific area of a legal system.

3. A piece of enacted legislation.

4. A formulation describing a relationship observed to be invariable between or among phenomena for all cases in which the specified conditions are met.

5. A generalization based on consistent experience or results.