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laki — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • act verb To do something; to take action.
  • code noun Instructions written in a programming language that a computer can run.
  • corona noun The glowing outer atmosphere of the sun, visible as a bright ring during a total solar eclipse.
  • crown noun An ornamental headpiece worn by a monarch as a symbol of royal power.
  • law noun The system of rules that a country or community uses to govern behavior and enforce order.
  • legal adj Relating to the law.

Senses

laki is used for these senses in English:

  • act (law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
  • act of parliament A law which has received assent (royal, presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of a parliament.
  • code A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
  • corona (anatomy) An upper or crownlike portion of certain parts of the body.
  • law (usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
  • law (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.
  • law (mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
  • legal Relating to the law or to lawyers.

act — full definition

  1. verb To do something; to take action.
  2. verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To behave in a particular way.
  4. noun Something done; a deed.
  5. noun A law passed by a legislative body.

code — full definition

  1. noun Instructions written in a programming language that a computer can run.
  2. noun A system of symbols or signals used to represent information secretly or compactly.
  3. noun A formal set of laws, rules, or principles governing a subject or group.
  4. verb To write instructions for a computer program.

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