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Law
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LAW law ław
English
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Etymology 1
en Lawrence.
Proper noun
s
en patronymics.
en male Lawrence.
en Laws Laus Lars Lau Lar Lawry Laury Larry Laurence Lawrence
Etymology 2
From en ang hlaw a hill or burial mound.
Proper noun
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en topographic Old English perhaps originally meaning someone who lives near a burial mound.
en Scotland a conical hill
en village carea/South Lanarkshire cc/Scotland c/UK OS grid ref NS8252.
Further reading
en Law, South Lanarkshire
Etymology 3
A semantic loan of Greek grc νόμος law, rendering Hebrew he תּוֹרָה instruction, teaching tōrāh in the sense of divine law.
Proper noun
en proper noun
en Q34990 en Judaism en Torah<id:Q34990>: the five Books of Moses, particularly the commandments in it, as well as their specification in the Mishnah and their further interpretation in later religious literature.
en Oral Law Written Law
en Christianity biblical the commandments in the Books of Moses, sometimes seen as transcended by Christ
en Christianity less often the commandments and moral principles that are binding for Christians, such as the Decalogue, the teachings of the New Testament, the Church Fathers, etc.
Etymology 4
From en yue 羅. en Luo Lo.
Proper noun
en Chinese.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Law is the 1,089th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32,122 individuals. Law is most common among White (65.61%), Black (15.63%) and Asian (14.22%) individuals.
Anagrams
en alw AWL WAL WLA Wal. awl lwa
en 3-letter words diminutives of male given names
en Bible
Crimean Tatar
/ لاوس لاو Laos Law Лаос Laos
Proper noun
crh proper noun
crh Romania Laos
References
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