| Traduções principais |
| the law n | (government laws) | lei sf |
| | It is against the law to steal. |
| | Roubar é contra a lei. |
| statutory instrument n | (official written law) (lei escrita oficialmente) | instrumento legal sm |
| | (informal) | lei sf |
| the law n | (rules) | lei sf |
| | You should always follow the law. |
| | Você deve sempre seguir a lei. |
| law n | (scientific truth) (ciência) | lei sf |
| | The law of gravity has been proven. |
| | A lei da gravidade foi demonstrada. |
| rule n | uncountable (law: government, control) (governo) | lei sf |
| | Government rule must be fair. |
| law n | (rule, regulation) (norma) | lei sf |
| | The law is that you cannot go through a red traffic light. |
| | A lei é que você não pode ultrapassar o semáforo vermelho. |
| law n | (subset of law) (conjunto de normas) | lei sf |
| | His speciality is contract law. |
| | A especialidade dele é lei de contratos. |
| act n | (law: statute) | decreto sm |
| | | lei sf |
| | There is an Act which outlaws such behaviour. |
| law n | (written rules) | lei sf |
| | This is against both Statute and Common Law. |
| the law n | informal, figurative (police) (figurado, polícia) | lei sf |
| | | autoridade sf |
| | The fugitive avoided the law for sixty days before he was caught. |
| | O fugitivo se esquivou da lei por sessenta dias antes de ser pego. |
| Formas compostas: |
| abidance n | (complying with a law, etc.) | obediência sf |
| | | conformidade sf |
| | | cumprimento da lei loc adj |
| according to law expr | (in agreement with law) | de acordo com a lei loc adv |
| | According to law, the website owner must check all materials published on it. |
| according to the letter expr | (according to law) | de acordo com a lei loc adv |
| | | pela letra da lei loc adv |
| | These laws are no longer obeyed according to the letter. |
| against the law adj | (illegal) (ilegal) | contra a lei loc adj |
| | Smoking marijuana is against the law. |
| against the law adv | (illegally) (ilegalmente) | contra a lei loc adv |
| | He was driving against the law as he had just guzzled down seven pints of beer. |
| badman n | US, informal (outlaw) | fora da lei sm |
| bill n | (proposed legislation) | projeto de lei sm |
| | The Bill was approved by Congress and is going before the President. |
| | O projeto de lei foi aprovado pelo Congresso e segue para o Presidente. |
| break the law v expr | (do sth illegal, commit a crime) | violar a lei, infringir a lei, descumprir a lei expres |
| | Every time you buy a pirated DVD, you are breaking the law. |
| bushwhacker n | figurative (outlaw) | fora da lei smf |
| by law adv | (legally) | por lei loc adv |
| | By law, in England, the minimum age for buying alcoholic beverages is eighteen. |
| | Por lei, na Inglaterra, a idade mínima para comprar bebidas alcoólicas é dezoito. |
| constitutional law n | (law related to constitution) | lei constitucional sf |
| | In Ed's opinion, the government is breaking constitutional law by spying on Americans. |
| crack down vi phrasal | informal (enforce laws) | fazer valer a lei expres v |
| | | fechar o cerco expres v |
| | The police will no longer tolerate public drunkenness; they're going to crack down. |
| | A polícia não vai mais tolerar bebedeira em público. Eles vão fazer valer a lei. |
| gag rule n | (law that restricts discussion) (jurid.) | lei de proibição de publicação loc sf |
| | Judge Mulrooney imposed a gag rule on everyone involved in the trial. |
| hardwood n | (wood) | madeira de lei loc sf |
| | All of our firewood is hardwood. |
| | Toda a nossa lenha é de madeira de lei. |
| hardwood adj | (made of deciduous wood) | de madeira de lei loc adj |
| | Hardwood flooring will hold up beautifully for years. |
| | O piso de madeira de lei permanece belo por muitos anos. |
| in line with sth expr | figurative (corresponding to) | em linha loc adv |
| | | alinhado adj |
| | | em conformidade com a lei loc adv |
| | | de acordo com loc sm |
| | Our operating procedures are in line with state requirements. |
| | Make sure the system is set up in line with safety guidelines. |
| | Nossos procedimentos operacionais estão em linha com os requerimentos do estado. Certifique-se de que o sistema esteja configurado de acordo com as diretrizes de segurança. |
| in the eyes of the law expr | (legally) (legalmente) | diante da lei, aos olhos da lei expres |
| | In the eyes of the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. |
| law of averages n | (probability) | lei da probabilidade |
| | We can predict many natural phenomena according to the law of averages. |
law of Moses,
Law of Moses n | (ancient Hebrew law) (sistema de leis hebraicas) | lei mosaica loc sf |
| | All good Jews follow the law of Moses. |
| the law of the jungle n | (survival of the strongest) (figurado: sobrevivência dos mais forte) | lei da selva sf |
| | By the law of the jungle, the lion is king. |
| law of thermodynamics n | (physics: law relating heat and mechanical energy) (física) | lei de termodinâmica loc sf |
| | One of the laws of thermodynamics maintains that it is impossible to cool something to the temperature of absolute zero. |
| lawbreaking n | (illegal activity, crime) | fora da lei expres |
| the letter of the law n | (strict interpretation) (interpretação rigorosa) | letra da lei sf |
| | They followed the letter of the law to avoid any problems. |
| local law n | (legal restrictions that apply to an area) (lei ou regimento interno de cidade) | lei municipal sf |
| | The local law prohibited smoking in all public areas. |
| the long arm of the law n | figurative (police powers) (figurado) | o longo braço da lei sm |
| | If you break the law, the police will catch you - you can't outrun the long arm of the law. |
| minimum-wage law n | (law governing minimum earnings) | lei do salário mínimo sf |
| | Many conservatives find any minimum-wage law reprehensible. |
| on the right side of the law expr | (legal) (legal) | do lado da lei expres |
| | The protesters felt that they were on the right side of the law. |
| outlaw n | (criminal) | fora-da-lei smf |
| | | criminoso smf |
| | | bandido sm |
| | | marginal |
| | Police described the man as a desperate outlaw on the run. |
| | A polícia descreveu o homem como um fora-da-lei desesperado em fuga. |
| Prohibition n | (1920s alcohol ban in USA) (proibição de álcool nos EUA nos anos 1920s) | Lei Seca loc sf |
| | The family made gin in their bathtub during Prohibition. |
| scofflaw n | (person who habitually disregards laws) | fora-da-lei sm |
| | | transgressor sm |
| | | bandido sm |
| sterling adj | (silver: pure) | de lei loc adj |
| | These are sterling earrings. |
| sterling n | (sterling silver) (prata) | prata de lei loc sf |
| | All of the jewellery in the shop was made of sterling. |
| violate the law v expr | (do sth illegal, commit an offence) (fazer algo ilegal, cometer uma infração) | violar a lei expres v |
| | If you violate the law (and get caught) you may go to jail. |
| violation of law n | (offence, crime) (infração, crime) | violação da lei loc sf |
| | | descumprimento da lei loc sm |
| | The district court deals with the most common violations of law. |
| within the law adv | (legally, lawfully) | dentro da lei loc adv |
| | | de acordo com a lei loc adv |
| | Most people are quite happy to live within the law. |
| within the law adj | (legal, lawful) | dentro da lei loc adj |
| | | de acordo com a lei loc adj |
| | All the bank's financial maneuvers were technically within the law. |