ADJ

administrative, case, civil, common, constitutional, contract, criminal, international, statute, etc.

VERB + LAW

become
Parliament voted for the bill to become law
enforce, uphold
It's the job of the police to enforce the law
obey, observe
break, flout, violate
adopt, enact, pass
annul, repeal
interpret
Judges interpret this law in different ways

LAW + VERB

allow sth, forbid sth, prohibit sth
The law forbids gambling of any kind
permit sth
require sth
The wearing of a crash helmet is required by law
govern sth
the law governing school attendance

LAW + NOUN

court
enforcement

PREP

above the ~
No one is above the law
against the ~
What you did was clearly against the law
by ~
By law, you are obliged to install smoke alarms in the factory
within the ~
The company is operating entirely within the law
~ against
a local law against keeping horses
~ concerning
the law concerning industrial action ballots
~ on
A law on hunting will cause a lot of disagreements
~ relating to
the law relating to the sale of goods

PHRASES

as the law stands
As the law stands, you can get married while still too young to have a driving licence
law and order
Martial law was imposed to prevent the breakdown of law and order
the letter of the law
In spite of the difficulties it would cause her family, the judge stuck to the letter of the law and jailed her
take the law into your own hands
When police failed to arrest the suspect, local people took the law into their own hands and beat him up

VERB + LAW

practise

LAW + NOUN

firm