Laws (Noun) — The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit.
Laws (Noun) — The collection of rules imposed by authority. ex. "civilization presupposes respect for the law"
Laws (Noun) — Legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity. ex. "there is a law against kidnapping"
Laws (Noun) — A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society.
Laws (Noun) — A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature. ex. "the laws of thermodynamics"
Laws (Noun) — The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do.
Laws (Noun) — The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system. ex. "he studied law at Yale"
Laws (Noun) — The force of policemen and officers. ex. "the law came looking for him"