| صيغ مركبة |
| according to law adv | (in agreement with law) | حسب القانون، قانونياً |
| against the law adj | (illegal) | مخالف للقانون، لا شرعي |
| | Smoking marijuana is against the law. |
| against the law adv | (illegally) | بالحرام، بطريقة غير شرعية |
| | He was driving against the law as he had just guzzled down seven pints of beer. |
| arm of the law n | (extent, scope of laws) | يد العدالة، سلطة القانون |
| | The police exercised the strong arm of the law in order to set an example to others. |
| attorney at law n | US (defence or prosecution lawyer) | محام، مدافع |
| attorney-at-law n | (lawyer) | محام، وكيل دعاوى معتمد |
| | Most lawyers use the more formal title "Attorney-at-law" on their business cards. |
| break the law v | (do sth illegal, commit a crime) | ينتهك القانون، يقترف جريمة |
| | Every time you buy a pirated DVD, you are breaking the law. |
| brother-in-law n | (brother of one's spouse) | أخ الزوج أو الزوجة |
| | | صهر، سلف |
| brother-in-law n | (husband of one's sister) | زوج الأخت |
| by law adv | (legally) | قانونياً، شرعياً، بقوة القانون |
| | By law, in England the minimum age for buying alcholic beverages is eighteen. |
| by-law, bylaw n | UK (local law) | القانون المحلي |
| by-law, bylaw n | US (a secondary or subsidiary law) | قانون فرعي أو تابع |
| canon law n | (Christian church law) | قانون كنسي |
| case law n | (law of precedent) | أحكام القضاء، قانون الدعوى |
| commercial law n | (laws governing business practices) | القانون التجاري |
| | The law firm I work for specializes in business and commercial law. |
| common law, common-law n | (informal but recognized status) | قانون عام |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Though they never married, they lived together long enough to be considered common-law partners. |
| common-law, common law adj | (unofficial, not formalized) | عام، تقليديّ |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| common-law marriage n | (partnership not formalized by marriage ceremony) | زواج عرفي |
| | When a common law marriage exists, the spouses receive the same legal treatment given to legally married couples |
| common-law wife n | (woman in a partnership not formalized by marriage) | زوجة بالقانون العرفي |
| | John had more than one common-law wife, though he was never married. |
| constitutional law n | (law related to constitution) | قانون دستوي |
| court of law n | (law court, place where trials take place) | مكان انعقاد جلسات المحكمة |
| | That argument would not be acceptable in a court of law. |
| court of law n | (trial, legal proceedings) | محاكمة، إجراءات قضائية |
| criminal law n | (law concerning crimes and punishment) | قانون جنائي، قانون العقوبات |
| daughter-in-law n | (wife of one's son) | الكَنّة، زوجة الإبن |
| | Their daughter-in-law's nonchalant manner infuriated me. |
| father-in-law n | (father of one's husband or wife) | الحمو، أبو الزوجة أو الزوج |
| | I have a very good relationship with my wife's family, especially with my father-in-law. |
| father-in-law n | (male parent of one's spouse) | الحمو: أبو الزوجة أو الزوج |
| | My father-in-law treats me like his own daughter. |
| in the eyes of the law adv | (legally) | شرعاً، في نظر القانون |
| | In eyes of the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. |
| in violation of law adv | (against the law) | خرقاً للقانون |
| in violation of law adj | (illegal, unlawful) | غير شرعي، مخالف للقانون |
| in-law n | (family member by marriage) | صهر، نسيب |
| | Last year we spent Christmas with my in-laws. |
| in-law adj | (related by marriage) | قريب بالنسب أو المصاهرة |
| | I'm as fond of my brother-in-law as I am of my own brother and sister. |
| Islamic law n | (Muslim code of conduct) | القانون الإسلامي |
| | Islamic law prohibits the consumption of pork and all intoxicants, such as alcohol. |
| law and order n | (social discipline) | نظام عام، انضباط |
| law enforcement n | (police activity) | تطبيق القانون |
| | My father worked for years in law enforcement. |
| law firm n | (company of lawyers) | شركة محاماة |
| | She's finishing up law school and she hopes to find a job in a well-known law firm. |
| law of averages n | (probability) | ما هو متوقع |
| law of Moses, Law of Moses n | (ancient Hebrew law) | أسفار موسى، التوراة |
| | All good Jews follow the law of Moses. |
| law of the jungle n | (survival of the strongest) | قانون الغاب |
| | By the law of the jungle, the lion is king. |
| law of thermodynamics n | (physics: law relating heat and mechanical energy) | قانون الديناميكا الحرارية |
| | One of the laws of thermodynamics maintains that it is impossible to cool something to the temperature of absolute zero. |
| law school n | (university where law degrees are taught) | كلية القانون |
| | He graduated from law school with full honours. |
| lay down the law v | (enforce rules) | يفرض القوانين |
| | My mom laid down the law; if I choose to smoke I can't live at home. |
| local law n | (legal restrictions that apply to an area) | قانون محلي |
| | The local law prohibited smoking in all public areas. |
| long arm of the law n | figurative (police powers) | قوات الشرطة |
| | If you break a law, the police will catch you - you can't outrun the long arm of the law. |
| maritime law n | (laws governing shipping) | القانون البحري |
| | After graduating, he decided to specialise in maritime law. |
| matter of law n | (legal issue) | مسألة قانونية |
| minimum-wage law n | (law governing minimum earnings) | قانون الحد الأدنى للأجر |
| | Many conservatives find any minimum-wage law reprehensible. |
| mother-in-law n | (mother of one's spouse) | الحماة: أمّ الزوج أو الزوجة |
| | The French even have a term for 'annoyed at one's mother-in-law'. |
| on the right side of the law adj | (legal ) | قانوني، شرعي |
| | The protesters felt that they were on the right side of the law. |
| parents-in-law npl | (mother and father of one's spouse) | والدي أحد الزوجين |
| | We lived with my parents-in-law for nearly five years before we could afford a home of our own. |
| pass a law v | (make sth legal or illegal) | يسن قانوناً، يمرر قانوناً في البرلمان |
| | In 1647 Parliament passed a law making the celebration of Christmas illegal. |
| penal law n | (rules governing crime and punishment) | قانون العقوبات |
| practice law n | (work as a lawyer) | مزاولة مهنة المحاماة |
| sister-in-law n | (female sibling of one's spouse) | اخت الزوج أو الزوجة |
| sister-in-law n | (wife of one's brother) | امرأة الأخ، امرأة اخ الزوج |
| | When my brother married Mary, my sister-in-law, the sun was shining. |
| son-in-law n | (husband of one's daughter) | زوج الإبنة |
| state law n | US (legal system of a US state) | قانون الولاية |
| | State law prohibits the making of alcohol at home. |
| take the law into your own hands v | (act as a vigilante) | يأخذ القانون بيده |
| | If you get robbed, don't try to take the law into your own hands. |
| the law n | (the legal system) | القانون |
| | The law requires that defendants be given fair trials. |
| | It is against the law to pay men more than women for doing the same kind of work. |
| the law n | slang (the police) | البوليس، الشرطة |
| | I'll try to pick the lock; you keep lookout in case the law comes by. |
| violate the law v | (do sth illegal, commit an offence) | ينتهك القانون |
| | If you violate the law (and get caught) you may go to jail. |
| violation of law n | (offence, crime) | انتهاك القانون |
| | He drove faster than the speed limit, clearly in violation of the law. |
| within the law adv | (legally, lawfully) | ضمن القانون |
| | While many people live within the law, criminals don't. |
| within the law adj | (legal, lawful) | قانونياً، شرعياً |
| | All of the bank's financial maneuvers were technically within the law. |
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