law

A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.

The body of rules and principles governing the affairs of a community and enforced by a political authority; a legal system.

The condition of social order and justice created by adherence to such a system.

A set of rules or principles dealing with a specific area of a legal system.

A statute, ordinance, or other rule enacted by a legislature.

A judicially established legal requirement; a precedent.

The system of judicial administration giving effect to the laws of a community.