Definitions

1. noun

A set of rules and regulations that are enforced by a government or other authority, or a principle or standard of behaviour.

“The new law requires all drivers to wear seatbelts.”

2. noun

A rule or principle of conduct governing a class of human affairs, such as law of supply and demand.

“The law of gravity affects everything that has mass.”

3. verb

To make or declare something a law, or to control or regulate something by law.

“The government will law the new tax policy next year.”

4. verb

To have a certain quality or characteristic, such as a law of physics.

“The ball will law of its own accord.”

5. verb

To regulate or control something, such as the law of a machine.

“The engineer will law the engine to make it run more efficiently.”