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| according to law expr | (in agreement with law) | wedle prawa, według prawa przyim. + n |
| | According to law, the website owner must check all materials published on it. |
| against the law adj | (illegal) | bezprawnie, nielegalnie przys. |
| | Smoking marijuana is against the law. |
| against the law adv | (illegally) | nielegalnie przys. |
| | He was driving against the law as he had just guzzled down seven pints of beer. |
| attorney at law n | US (defence or prosecution lawyer) | prawnik m |
| break the law v expr | (do [sth] illegal, commit a crime) | łamać prawo ndk. + n |
| | | złamać prawo dk. + n |
| | Every time you buy a pirated DVD, you are breaking the law. |
| brother-in-law n | (spouse's male sibling) | szwagier m |
| | My wife and my brother-in-law have both inherited their mother's blue eyes. |
| brother-in-law n | (sibling's husband) | szwagier m |
| | My brother-in-law married my sister five years ago. |
| by law adv | (legally) | prawnie przys. |
| | By law, in England, the minimum age for buying alcoholic beverages is eighteen. |
| canon law n | (regulations of Christian church) | prawo kanoniczne n + przym. |
| case law n | (law of precedent) | precedens m |
| commercial law n | (laws governing business practices) | prawo komercyjne n + przym. |
| | The law firm I work for specializes in business and commercial law. |
| common law n | (legal system: custom) | prawo zwyczajowe n + przym. |
common-law,
common law adj | (unofficial, not formalized) | zwyczajowy przym. |
| Uwaga: hyphen used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| common-law marriage n | (partnership not formalized by marriage ceremony) | konkubinat m |
| | When a common law marriage exists, the spouses receive the same legal treatment given to legally married couples |
| common-law wife n | (woman in informal marriage) | konkubina ż |
| | John had more than one common-law wife, though he was never married. |
| constitutional law n | (law related to constitution) | prawo konstytucyjne n + przym. |
| | In Ed's opinion, the government is breaking constitutional law by spying on Americans. |
| court of law n | (law court, place where trials take place) | sąd karny m + przym. |
| | That argument would not be acceptable in a court of law. |
| court of law n | (proceedings: trial) | sąd m |
| criminal law n | (branch of law) | prawo karne n + przym. |
| | Delia works for a law firm that specializes in criminal law. |
daughter-in-law,
plural: daughters-in-law n | (son or daughter's wife) | synowa ż |
| | My daughter-in-law's casual attitude infuriates me. |
due process,
due process of law n | (legal proceedings) | ustalony tok procesu prawnego wyr. |
| | If arrested, you have the right to due process. |
| father-in-law n | (father of one's husband or wife) | teść m |
| | I have a very good relationship with my wife's family, especially with my father-in-law. |
| in law adv | (legally) | prawnie, legalnie przys. |
| | Hearsay is not permissible in law as evidence. |
| in-laws npl | (spouse's family) (rodzice) | teściowie m, l.mn. |
| | (ze strony męża) | najbliższa rodzina męża wyr. |
| | (ze strony żony) | najbliższa rodzina żony wyr. |
| | My in-laws always come to visit us during the holiday season. |
| in the eyes of the law expr | (legally) | wedle prawa przyim. + n |
| | In the eyes of the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. |
| in violation of law adv | (against the law) | bezprawnie przys. |
| in violation of law adj | (illegal, unlawful) | bezprawnie przys. |
| -in-law suffix | (relative by marriage) (Brak bezpośredniego odpowiednika.) | - |
| | For example: son-in-law |
| | Na przykład: zięć |
| Islamic law n | (Muslim code of conduct) | prawo islamskie n + przym. |
| | Islamic law prohibits the consumption of pork and all intoxicants, such as alcohol. |
| law and order n | (social discipline) | prawo i porządek wyr. |
| | The government sent troops to restore law and order to areas where violence had broken out. |
| law enforcement n | (police, anti-crime) | policja ż |
| | | stróże prawa m, l.mn. + przym. |
| | My father worked for years in law enforcement. |
| law firm n | (company of lawyers) | firma prawnicza ż + przym. |
| | She's finishing up law school and she hopes to find a job in a well-known law firm. |
| | ż + przym. |
| law of averages n | (probability) | prawo średnich n + ż, l.mn. |
| | We can predict many natural phenomena according to the law of averages. |
law of Moses,
Law of Moses n | (ancient Hebrew law) | prawa mojżeszowe n, l.mn. + przym. |
| | All good Jews follow the law of Moses. |
| law of the jungle n | (survival of the strongest) | prawo dżungli n + ż |
| | By the law of the jungle, the lion is king. |
| law of thermodynamics n | (physics: law relating heat and mechanical energy) | prawo termodynamiki n + ż |
| | 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) | szkoła prawnicza ż + przym. |
| | He graduated from law school with full honours. |
| law-abiding adj | (obeying the law) | przestrzegający prawa przym. + n |
| | | praworządny przym. |
| | He was a law-abiding citizen who never did anything wrong. |
| lay down the law v expr | (enforce rules) | wprowadzać prawo ndk. + n |
| | | wprowadzić prawo dk. + n |
| | 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) | miejscowe prawo przym. + n |
| | The local law prohibited smoking in all public areas. |
| long arm of the law n | figurative (police powers) | długie ramię prawa wyr. |
| | If you break the law, the police will catch you - you can't outrun the long arm of the law. |
| maritime law n | (laws governing shipping) | prawo morskie n + przym. |
| | After graduating, he decided to specialise in maritime law. |
| matter of law n | (legal issue) | zagadnienie prawa n + n |
| | The interpretation of a written contract is a matter of law to be determined by the court. |
| minimum-wage law n | (law governing minimum earnings) | prawo o płacy minimalnej wyr. |
| | Many conservatives find any minimum-wage law reprehensible. |
| mother-in-law n | (spouse's mother) | teściowa ż |
| | Stephen always got on very well with his mother-in-law. |
| on the right side of the law expr | (legal) | po stronie prawa wyr. |
| | | legalny przym. |
| | The protesters felt that they were on the right side of the law. |
| parents-in-law npl | (spouse's mother and father) | teściowie m, l.mn. |
| | We lived with my parents-in-law for nearly five years before we could afford our own home. |
| pass a law v expr | (make [sth] legal or illegal) | ustanawiać prawo ndk. + n |
| | | ustanowić prawo dk. + n |
| | In 1647 Parliament passed a law making the celebration of Christmas illegal. |
| penal law n | (rules governing crime and punishment) | prawo karne n + przym. |
practice law (US),
practise law (UK) vtr + n | (work as a lawyer) | zajmować się prawem zwr. ndk. + n |
| | Sean has been practising law for five years. |
| rule of law n | (overriding legal principle) | praworządność ż |
| | During the gold rush, there was no rule of law in the miners' camps. |
| sister-in-law n | (spouse's female sibling) | szwagierka ż |
| | My sister-in-law is coming to visit us next week. |
| sister-in-law n | (sibling's wife) | bratowa ż |
| | 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) | zięć m |
| | My daughter and son-in-law are coming over tomorrow for dinner. |
| state law n | US (legal system of a US state) | prawo stanowe n + przym. |
| | State law prohibits the making of alcohol at home. |
| violate the law v expr | (do [sth] illegal, commit an offence) | naruszać prawo ndk. + n |
| | | naruszyć prawo dk. + n |
| | If you violate the law (and get caught) you may go to jail. |
| violation of law n | (offence, crime) | naruszenie prawa n + n |
| | The district court deals with the most common violations of law. |
| within the law adv | (legally, lawfully) | w granicach prawa |
| | Most people are quite happy to live within the law. |
| within the law adj | (legal, lawful) | w granicach prawa |
| | All the bank's financial maneuvers were technically within the law. |