зако́н — meaning in English
zakon
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English meaning
- act verb To do something; to take action.
- doom noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
- 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
зако́н is used for these senses in English:
- act (law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
- doom (countable, obsolete) A law.
- intendment (legal) the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation
- 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 Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
- law (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.
- legislation A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.
act — full definition
- verb To do something; to take action.
- verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
- verb To behave in a particular way.
- noun Something done; a deed.
- noun A law passed by a legislative body.
doom — full definition
- noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
- verb To condemn someone or something to a certain, usually terrible, fate.