law

Gesetz

Eine offizielle Regel, die Menschen in einem Land oder einer Organisation befolgen müssen.

In einfachem Englisch: An official rule that people in a country or organization must obey.

• You must obey the law.
• The government passed a new law.
• These laws protect workers from unfair treatment.

So benutzt man es: law against something (There is a law against selling alcohol to children.); law on something (The law on smoking changed last year.)

Synonyme: rule, legislation, statute

Häufige Wendungen: break the law, obey the law, a new law, criminal law

Jura, Rechtswissenschaft

Die Beschäftigung mit Gesetzen und damit, wie Gerichte sie anwenden.

In einfachem Englisch: The study of official rules and how courts use them.

• She wants to study law.
• He has a degree in law.
• Our law professor worked as a judge.

Synonyme: legal studies, jurisprudence

Häufige Wendungen: study law, law school, a law degree

Gesetz, Gesetzmäßigkeit

Ein Grundsatz, der beschreibt, was in einer bestimmten Situation immer geschieht.

In einfachem Englisch: A principle that describes what always happens in a particular situation.

• They saw this as a universal law.
• The law of supply and demand explains the price rise.
• He claimed to have discovered a basic law of human behavior.

So benutzt man es: law of something (The law of supply and demand affects prices.)

Synonyme: principle, rule

Häufige Wendungen: a universal law, a law of nature, an economic law

Gesetz, Naturgesetz

Eine wissenschaftliche Regel, die beschreibt, wie sich Dinge in der Natur unter bestimmten Bedingungen verhalten.

In einfachem Englisch: A scientific statement describing how things in nature behave under particular conditions.

• We studied the laws of motion.
• This experiment demonstrates a basic physical law.
• The engineer used a law of thermodynamics to calculate the energy loss.

So benutzt man es: law of something (The law of gravity explains why objects fall.)

Synonyme: scientific principle

Häufige Wendungen: law of gravity, a physical law, a scientific law

Polizei

Die Polizei, besonders wenn sie jemanden verfolgt, der eine Straftat begangen hat.

In einfachem Englisch: The police, especially when they are trying to catch someone who has committed a crime.

• The law finally caught him.
• She hid before the law arrived.
• The robbers thought they could escape the law.

Synonyme: police

Häufige Wendungen: the law arrives, escape the law, the law catches

Regel, Gebot

Eine Regel darüber, wie Menschen sich verhalten sollen, auch ohne staatliche Festlegung.

In einfachem Englisch: A rule about how people should behave, whether or not a government has made it official.

• Kindness was the first law of their community.
• Respecting guests is an unwritten law here.
• Their religious laws forbid certain foods.

Synonyme: rule, principle, code

Häufige Wendungen: moral law, an unwritten law, religious law