Definitions of law:

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

  Example: "He studied law at Yale"

• noun:   a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
• noun:   a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

  Example: "The laws of thermodynamics"

• noun:   legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity

  Example: "There is a law against kidnapping"

• noun:   the collection of rules imposed by authority

  Example: "Civilization presupposes respect for the law"

• noun:   the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
• noun:   the force of policemen and officers

  Example: "The law came looking for him"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 9090 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1088)