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law
     1. n. The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
           the courts interpret the law; entrapment is against the law
     2. n.          The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
                    property law; commercial hunting and fishing law
     3. n.          Common law, as contrasted with equity.
     4. n. A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
           There is a law against importing wallabies.   A new law forbids driving on that road.   The court ruled that the executive order was not law and nullified it.
     5. n. (more generally) (A rule, such as:)
     6. n.          Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores).
                   "Do unto others as you wish them to do unto you" is a good law to follow.   the law of self-preservation
     7. n.          A rule or principle regarding the construction of language or art.
                   the laws of playwriting and poetry
     8. n.          A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions
                    the laws of thermodynamics
                   Newton's third law of motion states that to every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction. This is one of several laws derived from
     9. n.          (mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
                    Mathematical laws can be proved purely through mathematics, without scientific experimentation.
     10. n.          Any statement of the relation of acts and conditions to their consequences.
                    the law of scarcity; the law of supply and demand
     11. n.          (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.
     12. n. The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.
           They worked to maintain law and order.   It was a territory without law, marked by violence.
     13. n. (informal) A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
           Here comes the law — run!
     14. n. The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).
           He is studying for a career in law.   She has practiced law in New York for twenty years.
     15. n. Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.
           She went to university to study law.
     16. n. Litigation, legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).
           They were quick to go to law.
     17. n. (now uncommon) An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.
     18. n. (fantasy) One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.
     19. n. (legal, chiefly historical) An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law)", "(m", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)
     20. v. (obsolete) To work as a lawyer; to practice law.
     21. v. (ambitransitive, chiefly dialectal) To prosecute or sue (someone), to litigate.
     22. v. (nonstandard) To rule over (with a certain effect) by law; govern.
     23. v. (informal) To enforce the law.
     24. v. To subject to legal restrictions.
     25. n. (obsolete) A tumulus of stones.
     26. n. (Scottish, and Northern England, archaic) A hill.
     27. interj. (dated) An exclamation of mild surprise; lawks.
enforcement
     1. n. The act of enforcing; compulsion.
     2. n. A giving force to; a putting in execution.
     3. n. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.
an
     1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
     2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
     3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
     4. conj. (archaic) If
     5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
           An it harm none, do what ye will.
     6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
     7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
     8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
           I was only going twenty miles an hour.
officer
     1. n. One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
     2. n. One who holds a public office.
     3. n. An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
     4. n. (colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.
     5. v. To supply with officers.
     6. v. To command like an officer.
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
court
     1. n. An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
           The girls were playing in the court.
     2. n.          (US, Australia) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
     3. n. (social) Royal society.
     4. n.          The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace.
                   The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
     5. n.          The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state
                   The queen and her court traveled to the city to welcome back the soldiers.
     6. n.          Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
     7. n. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery.
     8. n. (law) The administration of law.
     9. n.          The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
                   Many famous criminals have been put on trial in this court.
     10. n.          The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, le
                   The court started proceedings at 11 o'clock.
     11. n.          A tribunal established for the administration of justice.
     12. n.          The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
     13. n.          The session of a judicial assembly.
                   The court is now in session.
     14. n.          Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
     15. n. (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, squash, badminton, volleyball and some other games; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court.
           The local sports club has six tennis courts and two squash courts.
           The shuttlecock landed outside the court.
     16. v. To seek to achieve or win.
           He was courting big new accounts that previous salesman had not attempted.
     17. v. To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
           He courted controversy with his frank speeches.
     18. v. To try to win a commitment to marry from.
     19. v. To engage in behavior leading to mating.
           The bird was courting by making an elaborate dance.
     20. v. To attempt to attract.
     21. v. To attempt to gain alliance with.
     22. v. (intransitive) To engage in activities intended to win someone's affections.
           She's had a few beaus come courting.
     23. v. (intransitive) To engage in courtship behavior.
           In this season, you can see many animals courting.
     24. v. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.
particularly
     1. adv. (focus) Especially, extremely.
           The apéritifs were particularly stimulating.
     2. adv. (degree) To a great extent.
     3. adv. Specifically, uniquely or individually.
     4. adv. In detail; with regard to particulars.
     5. adv. (dated) In a particular manner; fussily.
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