law

The whole system of rules that the people of a country must obey.

• It's against the law to drive without a licence.
  Ehliyetsiz araba kullanmak yasalara aykırıdır.
• Everyone must obey the law, even rich and famous people.
  Zengin ve ünlü insanlar dâhil herkes yasalara uymak zorundadır.

A single official rule made by a government or a parliament.

• There is a law against parking on the pavement here.
  Burada kaldırıma park etmeyi yasaklayan bir yasa var.
• Under the new law, shops must close at midnight.
  Yeni yasaya göre dükkânlar gece yarısı kapanmak zorunda.

The study of laws as a subject or profession, or one particular branch of it.

• She went to law school in Ankara.
  Ankara'da hukuk fakültesine gitti.
• He works as a lawyer specialising in family law.
  Aile hukuku alanında uzmanlaşmış bir avukat olarak çalışıyor.

A principle in science or nature that says something always happens in a particular way.

• The law of gravity explains why objects fall.
  Yer çekimi kanunu, nesnelerin neden düştüğünü açıklar.
• He studied the laws of motion in physics class.
  Fizik dersinde hareket yasalarını inceledi.

A rule about how people should behave in a game, an activity or a group.

• It's an unwritten law that nobody sits in the boss's chair.
  Patronun koltuğuna kimsenin oturmaması yazılı olmayan bir kuraldır.
• Children quickly learn the laws of the playground.
  Çocuklar oyun alanının kurallarını çabucak öğrenir.

The police, used with 'the'.

• He has been in trouble with the law since he was a teenager.
  Gençliğinden beri polisle başı dertte.
• The thieves ran off before the law arrived.
  Hırsızlar polis gelmeden kaçtı.