ley

Meaning

1. (feminine) law (a well-established characteristic of nature)
2. (feminine) law (body of rules issued by a legislative body)
3. (feminine) law (particular piece of legislation)
4. (feminine) religion; credence; worship of a god

Concepts

law

act

statute

legislation

rule

commandment

jurisprudence

devotion

dibs

enactment

entitlement

fineness

law of nature

legislative act

loyalty

natural law

order

penal law

public law

servant

service

antitrust law

legal rule

anti-smoking law

standard

law

bankruptcy law

bill

civil law

decree

deed

demand

Synonyms

estatuto

orden

ordenanza

norma

jurisprudencia

mandamiento

mandato

policia

proyecto de ley

decreto ley

derecho penal

derecho público

real decreto

real decreto-ley

conformidad con la ley

lei

instrumento legislativo

palabra del jefe

mandados

acta

ley natural

decreto

legislación

quilate

regla

servicio

derecho civil

Translations

loi

legge

Gesetz

lei

wet

llei

lex

νόμος

droit

acte

قانُون

qanûn

zagon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlei/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: lēx

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish ley, from Latin lēgem (whence English legal and legitimate), from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”).

Sentences

La Ley establece una serie de límites del contrato de servicios .

The Act establishes a number of service contract limits.

El juramento de Ley del Gobernador de Puerto Rico es especificado por la Constitución .

The Puerto Rico Governor's Oath of Law is specified by the Constitution.

El principio de funcionamiento del alternador es la Ley de Faraday.

The operating principle of the alternator is Faraday's Law.

A la ecuación anterior se le denomina ley de Moseley.

The above equation is called Moseley's law.

Posteriormente dicho anteproyecto fue promulgado bajo la Ley No .

Subsequently, said preliminary draft was promulgated under Law No.