(linguistics) A rule according to which the increase of a linguistic construct results in a decrease of its constituents, and vice versa: for example, the more clauses appear in a sentence, the shorter those clauses are.

(historical) A law providing for the support of paupers at the public expense.

plural of poor law

plural of divine law

cyberlaw

international law

One of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, a group of judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords in order to exercise its judicial function.

plural of law lord

(historical) A body of commercial law.

(law) A day of open court.