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Synonyms and antonyms of The law, laws and parts of laws in British Thesaurus
The law, laws and parts of laws
act (noun)
a law passed by a country’s government
the administration of justice (noun)
the processes by which the legal system of a country is carried out
administrative law (noun)
the area of law dealing with the activities of a government and its agencies
ambulance chasing (noun)
showing disapproval the act of contacting injury victims to offer to represent them in a compensation claim
business law (noun)
a field of law that deals with trade and commerce. Business law is also referred to as commercial law.
claims farming (noun)
informal the practice of encouraging people to make claims for payment, especially compensation, and then selling these claims to a law firm
claims management (noun)
the business of giving advice or offering other services connected to claims for payment, especially compensation
common law (noun)
the system of law that has developed from customs and judges’ decisions instead of from laws made by politicians. The set of laws made by politicians is called statute law.
common law (noun)
a historical system of inflexible laws used in England from the 11th century
community law (noun)
company law (noun)
British the laws connected with how businesses may operate
comparative law (noun)
the study of the similarities and differences between the legal systems and laws of different countries
competition law (noun)
a field of law that regulates competition between companies, especially by preventing anti-competitive practices. In some countries it is called antitrust law or anti-monopoly law.
constitutional convention (noun)
one of many rules in the UK that are obeyed within the political and constitutional systems although they are often not written in any document and do not have legal authority
constitutional law (noun)
the area of law that deals with the relationship between the different parts of a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary
construction law (noun)
the area of law dealing with all aspects of planning, financing and regulating buildings and engineering projects
contract law (noun)
the field of law dealing with the formation, breaching, and enforcement of contracts
corporate law (noun)
corporation law (noun)
criminal law (noun)
the system of laws that deals with crimes and the punishment of criminals
curfew (noun)
a law that does not allow people to go outside between a particular time in the evening and a particular time in the morning
employers' liability (noun)
the field of law dealing with employers' responsibility for the safety of their employees
employment law (noun)
the field of law dealing with the relationship between employees and employers as well as with trade unions
European Union law (noun)
the laws and treaties that regulate the member states of the European Union. Informally it is also called EU law, community law or European law.
executive order (noun)
an order from the president or a department or official of the US government that has the same authority as a law
government bill (noun)
a proposal for a new law that is introduced by the government
a UK law introduced in 1998 that incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law
inheritance law (noun)
the field of law dealing with the distribution of a person's money and property after their death
intellectual property law (noun)
the field of law dealing with non-physical creative rights, for example copyright, patents, and trademarks
invalidity (noun)
IPR (noun)
Intellectual Property Rights: someone’s rights relating to ideas, products, and work that they created and that can be protected by a copyright, patent, or trademark
the judicature (noun)
formal judges and the work, organization, and power of courts and the law
jurisdiction (noun)
a country or area in which a particular legal system operates
jurisprudence (noun)
formal the system of laws that exists in a particular place or that affects a particular area of activity
labour law (noun)
law (noun)
the profession that includes lawyers and judges
law (noun)
relating to this profession, to courts, or to a legal system
the law of torts (noun)
a British organization that is responsible for the training and professional standards of lawyers in England and Wales
legal system (noun)
the set of laws of a particular country and the way that they are used
legislation (noun)
the literal rule (noun)
the plain-meaning rule
the mischief rule (noun)
an unwritten rule of statutory interpretation that states that judges must look at the reasons why a law was introduced when they are interpreting its meaning
the parol evidence rule (noun)
a rule of contract law that states that no other statements or correspondence outside of a written contract can be used to interpret the contract in another way
penal code (noun)
a system of laws dealing with the punishment of crimes
personal injury law (noun)
the field of law that deals with compensation for mental or physical harm that is usually caused by negligence
the plain-meaning rule (noun)
an unwritten rule of statutory interpretation that states that judges must keep to the normal meaning of a word when they interpret its meaning. The plain-meaning rule is also known as the literal rule.
the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (noun)
a British law passed in 1984 that regulates police procedures. It is often abbreviated to PACE.
power of attorney (noun)
the legal right to make decisions for someone else, especially because they are old or ill and cannot make decisions themselves
prescriptive right (noun)
a right that is legally valid because it has existed for a long time
primary legislation (noun)
laws passed by the legislature of a country
private law (noun)
the field of law that involves disputes between individuals and organizations rather than between an individual or organization and the state
private member’s bill (noun)
a new law that a private member suggests to the UK parliament
procedural law (noun)
public bill (noun)
a proposal for a law that applies to everyone in that particular jurisdiction
public international law (noun)
the area of law dealing with the relationships between recognized countries
public law (noun)
the area of law dealing with the relationships between individuals and the government
quasi-contract (noun)
the area of law that deals with quasi-contracts
requirement (noun)
something that a rule, law, contract etc states that you must do
right of way (noun)
secondary legislation (noun)
laws passed by the executive in a country or region in order to put primary legislation into practice
statute (noun)
a written rule made by an organization or institution
statute law (noun)
all the laws created by government
statutory instrument (noun)
in England and Wales, a law or other rule or provision that creates secondary legislation
substantive law (noun)
the area of law that defines and regulates rights, duties and responsibilities rather than procedures