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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025: | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| law n | (government laws) | wet nw de |
| | It is against the law to steal. |
| law n | (body of rules in general) | wet nw de |
| | You should always follow the law. |
| law n | (scientific truth) (wetenschap) | wet nw de |
| | The law of gravity has been proven. |
| law n | (legal profession) | advocatuur nw de |
| | She practices law and has many clients. |
| law n | (written rules) | recht nw het |
| | | regel nw de |
| | This is against both Statute and Common Law. |
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| law n | (a rule) | wet, wetgeving nw de |
| | The law is that you cannot go through a red traffic light. |
| law n | (subset of the body of rules) | recht, rechtsonderdeel nw het |
| | His speciality is contract law. |
| law n | (as a subject of study) (studie) | rechten nw mv |
| | | rechtsgeleerdheid nw de |
| | He studied law and became a lawyer. |
| law n | colloquial (police) (ontelbaar) | politie nw de |
| | (spreektaal) | de sterke arm |
| | The fugitive avoided the law for sixty days before he was caught. |
| law n | (litigation) | proces nw het |
| | | naar de rechter stappen |
| | I will go to law over this matter. |
| | Ik ga hier een proces over aanspannen. |
| law n | (voluntary regulation) | gedragscode nw de |
| | The press has its own set of laws, most of which are unwritten. |
| law n | (God's law) (goddelijk) | wet nw de |
| | God's laws are different from government's laws. |
| law n | (first five books of the Bible) (eerste 5 boeken v. Bijbel) | Wet nw de |
| | The Law is also called the Torah and the Pentateuch. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025: Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| politie nw de | (gerechtsdienaars) | police, police force n |
| | | law n |
| wet nw de | (vastgestelde regel) | law n |
| | | statute n |
| | | rule n |
| wet nw de | (geheel van geschreven regels) | law n |
| wet nw de, ont. | België (politie) (informal) | law n |
| | | police n |
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| brother-in-law n | (spouse's male sibling) | zwager nw de |
| | (Belg.) | schoonbroer nw de |
| | My wife and my brother-in-law have both inherited their mother's blue eyes. |
| brother-in-law n | (sibling's husband) | zwager nw de |
| | (Belg.) | schoonbroer nw de |
| | My brother-in-law married my sister five years ago. |
| by law adv | (legally) | bij de wet, volgens de wet bw |
| | By law, in England, the minimum age for buying alcoholic beverages is eighteen. |
| common law n | (legal system: custom) | gewoonterecht nw het, ont. |
| constitutional law n | (law related to constitution) | staatsrecht nw het, ont. |
| | In Ed's opinion, the government is breaking constitutional law by spying on Americans. |
| criminal law n | (branch of law) | strafrecht nw het, ont. |
| | | strafwet nw de |
| | Delia works for a law firm that specializes in criminal law. |
daughter-in-law,
plural: daughters-in-law n | (son or daughter's wife) | schoondochters nw mv de |
| | My daughter-in-law's casual attitude infuriates me. |
| father-in-law n | (spouse's father) | schoonvader nw de |
| | My father-in-law treats me like his own daughter. |
| in the eyes of the law expr | (legally) | in de ogen van de wet, in het oog der wet bw |
| | In the eyes of the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. |
| | In de ogen van de wet, een persoon is onschuldig tot zijn schuld bewezen is. |
| -in-law suffix | (relative by marriage) | schoon- voorvoegsel |
| | For example: son-in-law |
labor law (US),
labour law (UK) n | (law: to protect workers) | arbeidswet nw de |
| law and order n | (social discipline) | recht en orde, orde en gezag frase |
| | The government sent troops to restore law and order to areas where violence had broken out. |
| law enforcement n | (police, anti-crime) | wetshandhaving nw de |
| | My father worked for years in law enforcement. |
| law firm n | (company of lawyers) | advocatenkantoor nw het |
| | When she's finished law school she's hoping to find a job in a well-known law firm. |
| law of averages n | (probability) | wetten van de kansrekening nw mv |
| | We can predict many natural phenomena according to the law of averages. |
| law of the jungle n | (survival of the strongest) | recht van de sterkste, wet van de jungle frase |
| | By the law of the jungle, the lion is king. |
| lay down the law v expr | (enforce rules) | de wet voorschrijven nw + ww |
| | My mom laid down the law; if I choose to smoke I can't live at home. |
| matter of law n | (legal issue) (juridisch) | rechtskwestie nw de |
| | The interpretation of a written contract is a matter of law to be determined by the court. |
| mother-in-law n | (spouse's mother) | schoonmoeder nw de |
| | Stephen always got on very well with his mother-in-law. |
practice law (US),
practise law (UK) vtr + n | (work as a lawyer) | advocaat zijn nw + ww |
| | Sean has been practising law for five years. |
| sister-in-law n | (spouse's female sibling) | schoonzus, schoonzuster nw de |
| | My sister-in-law is coming to visit us next week. |
| sister-in-law n | (sibling's wife) | schoonzus nw de |
| | | schoonzuster nw de |
| | My sister-in-law treats my brother as if he was a child. |
son-in-law,
plural: sons-in-law n | (daughter or son's husband) | schoonzoon nw de |
| | | zwager nw de |
| | My daughter and son-in-law are coming over tomorrow for dinner. |
| take the law into your own hands v expr | (act as a vigilante) | het recht in eigen hand nemen frase |
| | If you get robbed, don't try to take the law into your own hands. |
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