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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

  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.

doom — full definition

  1. noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
  2. verb To condemn someone or something to a certain, usually terrible, fate.

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