(law) A branch of private law under civil-law legal systems concerning the rights and duties arising between individuals.

(law) The area of law pertaining to the rights and duties that arise from agreements.

(law) The area of law pertaining to the statutory and regulatory rules applicable to taxation.

(law) The area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations.

(law) The area of law pertaining to public finances.

(law) The area of law pertaining to passing on property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual.

The claim that adding manpower to a late software development project makes it even later.

plural of threefold law

(law) The area of law pertaining actions that unfairly cause personal loss or harm, and result in liability for the person who commits the actions.

(software engineering) A claim about software development that states that “given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow”.