wet

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. (feminine) law (rule)
2. (feminine) law (body of rules declared and/or enforced by a government)
3. (feminine) law of nature

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person) inflection of wetten:
2. (form-of, imperative) inflection of wetten:

Synonyms

theorema

bevelschrift

edict

order

recept

verordening

jurisprudentie

akte

wetgeving

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʋɛt/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: wet

Inherited from Old Dutch: witat

In summary

From Middle Dutch wet, wette, wit, weet, from Old Dutch witat, witut (“rule, law”), from Proto-Germanic *witōþą (“law”).

Zinnen

Nood breekt wet .

Necessity knows no law.

De politieagent volgde de wet tot op de letter .

The police officer followed the law to the letter.

Wij weten dat deze wet in principe een zeer ruime toepassing moet krijgen .

We know that in principle this law should have a very wide scope.