Law

Code

Synonyms: Rules and regulations, body of laws, legislation, legal code, jurisprudence, system of laws, constitution, code, and charter.

Enactment

Synonyms: Regulation, enactment, bill, edict, ruling, promulgation, motion, command, stipulation, directive, ratification, dictate, fiat, demand, ordinance, pronunciamento, statute, act, decree, rule, resolution, measure, dictum, order, commandment, pronouncement, proclamation, diktat, covenant, by-law, and ukase.

Policemen

Synonyms: The police, the forces of law and order, police officers, policewomen, the constabulary, the fuzz, the long arm of the law, the bobbies, the bizzies, the rozzers, plod, the heat, the officers of the law, law-enforcement officers, policemen, the police force, the cops, the boys in blue, the (Old) Bill, the busies, the coppers, the force, and PC Plod.

Principle

Synonyms: Rule, principle, direction, guideline, regulation, convention, instruction, and practice.

Direction

Synonyms: Principle, precept, direction, instruction, prescription, criterion, creed, ethic, formula, doctrine, mitzvah, rule, directive, injunction, commandment, standard, belief, credo, maxim, tenet, and canon.

Example Sentences

He studied law to become a lawyer.

The new law protects endangered animal species.

Everyone should respect and follow the law.

She works at a prestigious law firm downtown.

Breaking the law can lead to serious consequences.