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loi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • act verb To do something; to take action.
  • law noun The system of rules that a country or community uses to govern behavior and enforce order.
  • legislation noun The process of drafting and passing laws.

Senses

loi is used for these senses in English:

  • act (law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
  • law A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)
  • legislation A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.

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.

law — full definition

  1. noun The system of rules that a country or community uses to govern behavior and enforce order.
  2. noun A specific rule created by a governing authority.
  3. noun A statement describing a consistent pattern or relationship in nature or science.

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