Meaning of "law"

law •

n.
• • 1. a rule made by a country, state, king, etc.: batas
  • 2. the study of such a system of rules, the profession of a lawyer: abogasya, abogasiya, batas
  • 3. a rule such as for a contest: tuntunin, alituntunin
  • 4. municipal laws: ordenansa, kautusangbayan

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prohibition

n.
• • 1. the act of forbidding: pagbabawal
  • 2. a law or laws against making or selling alcoholic liquors: batas na nagbabawal sa paggawa at pagbibili ng alak

judge

n.
• • 1. a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: hukom, huwes
  • 2. a person chosen to settle a dispute or to decide who wins a race, etc.: tagahatol, tagapagpasiya

v.
• • 1. to hear and decide cases, to pass judgment: humatol, hatulan, maghusga, husgahan, humukom, hukuman
  • 2. to settle a dispute, decide on the winner in a race, a debate, etc.: magpasiya, pagpasiyahan

jury

n.
• • 1. a group of persons chosen to decide in a law court: hurado, panghukumang lupong tagahatol
  • 2. any group of persons chosen to decide who is the winner: inampalan, lupong tagahatol

suit

n.
• • 1. a set of clothes: terno
  • 2. a case in a law court: sakdal, pagsasakdal, usapin, habla, paghahabla, demanda, pagdedemanda
  • 3. a request, asking: pakiusap, hiling, kahilingan
  • 4. a wooing: pangingibig, panliligaw, panunuyo

v.
• • 1. to make fit, to make suitable: mag-angkop, iangkop, angkupan, magbagay, ibagay, bagayan, mag-akma, iakma
  • 2. to be suitable, to be agreeable: mabagay, maangkop, maakma
  • 3. to agree with: bumagay, mabagay, bagayan, mahiyang
  • 4. to be becoming: bumagay, bagayan
  • 5. to please, to be convenient for, to satisfy: makibagay, pakibagayan, magbigaykasiyahan, bigyang-kasiyahan

crime

n.
• • a grave offence against the law: krimen, kasalanang mabigat

legal

adj.
• • 1. lawful: ayon sa batas, legal
  • 2. concerning the law: pambatas, tungkol sa batas

justice

n.
• • 1. fairness: katarungan
  • 2. rightness: katwiran, katumpakan
  • 3. trial by process of law: paglilitis
  • 4. a judge: mahistrado, hukom, huwes
  • 5. a justice of the peace: hukom tagapamayapa
  • 6. just conduct, fair dealing: kawastuan, pantay na (parehong) pakikitungo

lawsuit

n.
• • a case in the law court: asunto, usapin, kaso, habla

lawful

adj.
• • 1. according to law, done as the law directs: ayon sa batas, naa-alinsunod sa batas, tatag ng batas, alinsunod sa batas, legal
  • 2. rightful, just: matuwid, matwid, tumpak, tama, makatarungan
  • 3. allowed by law: itinutulot ng batas
  • 4. not forbidden: hindi bawal, legal