Act vs. Law

Actnoun

(countable) Something done, a deed.

Actnoun

Actuality.

Actnoun

(countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.

Actnoun

The process of doing something.

Actnoun

(countable) A formal or official record of something done.

Actnoun

(countable) A division of a theatrical performance.

Actnoun

(countable) A performer or performers in a show.

Actnoun

(countable) Any organized activity.

Actnoun

(countable) A display of behaviour.

Actnoun

A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.

Actnoun

(countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.

Actverb

(intransitive) To do something.

Actverb

To do (something); to perform.

Actverb

(intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.

Actverb

(ergative) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).

Actverb

(intransitive) To behave in a certain way.

Actverb

(copulative) To convey an appearance of being.

Actverb

To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.

Actverb

To have an effect (on).

Actverb

(transitive) To play (a role).

Actverb

(transitive) To feign.

Actverb

To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).

Actverb

To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

Actnoun

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

Actnoun

A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.

Actnoun

Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).

Actverb

To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

Actverb

To perform; to execute; to do.

Actverb

To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.

Actverb

To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero.

Actverb

To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.

Actverb

To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.

Actverb

To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.

Actverb

To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so.

Actverb

To perform on the stage; to represent a character.

Actnoun

a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

Actnoun

something that people do or cause to happen

Actnoun

a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet

Actnoun

a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;

Actnoun

a manifestation of insincerity;

Actverb

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);

Actverb

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself;

Actverb

play a role or part;

Actverb

discharge one's duties;

Actverb

pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;

Actverb

be suitable for theatrical performance;

Actverb

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected;

Actverb

be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

Actverb

behave unnaturally or affectedly;

Actverb

perform on a stage or theater;

Lawnoun

The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

Lawnoun

The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.

Lawnoun

Common law, as contrasted with equity.

Lawnoun

A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.

Lawnoun

(more generally) A rule, such as:

Lawnoun

Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. mores.}}

Lawnoun

A rule or principle regarding the construction of language or art.

Lawnoun

A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. theory.}}

Lawnoun

A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.

Lawnoun

Any statement of the relation of acts and conditions to their consequences.

Lawnoun

(cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.

Lawnoun

The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.

Lawnoun

A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).

Lawnoun

The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).

Lawnoun

Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.

Lawnoun

Litigation, legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).

Lawnoun

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.

Lawnoun

(fantasy) One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.

Lawnoun

An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".}}

Lawnoun

(obsolete) A tumulus of stones.

Lawnoun

A hill.

Lawverb

(obsolete) To work as a lawyer; to practice law.

Lawverb

To prosecute or sue (someone), to litigate.

Lawverb

(nonstandard) To rule over (with a certain effect) by law; govern.

Lawverb

(informal) To enforce the law.

Lawverb

To subject to legal restrictions.

Lawinterjection

(dated) An exclamation of mild surprise; lawks.

Lawnoun

In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent or a power acts.

Lawnoun

In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the conscience or moral nature.

Lawnoun

The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament.

Lawnoun

An organic rule, as a constitution or charter, establishing and defining the conditions of the existence of a state or other organized community.

Lawnoun

In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as imposed by the will of God or by some controlling authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion; the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause and effect; law of self-preservation.

Lawnoun

In mathematics: The rule according to which anything, as the change of value of a variable, or the value of the terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.

Lawnoun

In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.

Lawnoun

Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one subject, or emanating from one source; - including usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman law; the law of real property; insurance law.

Lawnoun

Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity; applied justice.

Lawnoun

Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law.

Lawnoun

An oath, as in the presence of a court.

Lawverb

Same as Lawe, v. t.

Lawinterjection

An exclamation of mild surprise.

Lawnoun

legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity;

Lawnoun

the collection of rules imposed by authority;

Lawnoun

a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature;

Lawnoun

a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

Lawnoun

the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system;

Lawnoun

the force of policemen and officers;

Lawnoun

the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

Law

Law is a system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and the art of justice.