law

Pronunciation: [lɒ:]

Average Rank: 449

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 法律, 法则, 定律, 法律的制约, 法学, 司法界, 诉讼 v. 起诉

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the collection of rules imposed by authority
  • n. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
  • n. a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
  • n. a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: laws

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#256

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.4% (Top 97.4% most frequent)
97.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#749

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 92.5% (Top 92.5% most frequent)
92.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#343

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 96.6% (Top 96.6% most frequent)
96.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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