Law vs Peace - What's the difference?
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(lb) The body of rules and standards issued by a government, or to be applied by courts and similar authorities.
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, title= A particular such rule.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.
(lb) A written or understood rule that concerns behaviours and their consequences. Laws are usually associated with mores.
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A well-established, observed physical characteristic or behavior of nature. The word is used to simply identify "what happens," without implying any explanatory mechanism or causation. Compare to theory.
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(lb) A statement that is true under specified conditions.
A category of English "common law" petitions that request monetary relief, as opposed to relief in forms other than a monetary judgment; compare to "equity".
(lb) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the MCC.
The police.
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(lb) One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to chaos.
An oath, as in the presence of a court. See wager of law.
(obsolete) a tumulus of stones
a hill
* 1892 , Robert Louis Stevenson, Across the Plains
A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
* 2001 , Carol Stream, Unshaken
A state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
Harmony in personal relations.
A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.
* 1969 March 31, (John Lennon), Bagism Press Conference at Sacher Hotel, Vienna
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, title= (archaic) Shut up!]], [[silence, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
* Mark Twain
(slang) Shortened form of peace out; goodbye.
(neologism) To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
* 1997 , Yusuf Jah, Shah'Keyah Jah, Uprising , page 49:
* 2006 , Wayne Grady, Bringing back the dodo: lessons in natural and unnatural history :
As a proper noun law
is or law can be , perhaps originally meaning someone who lives near a burial mound or law can be (judaism) the torah.As a noun peace is
a state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence for instance, a state free from civil disturbance.As an interjection peace is
(archaic) shut up!]], [[silence|silence!; be quiet, be silent.As a verb peace is
(neologism) to make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.law
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(wikipedia law)Etymology 1
From (etyl) lawe, and gesetnes. More at (l).Noun
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part.
Hyponyms
* sharia lawDerived terms
* above the law * against the law * a law unto oneself * * Avogadro’s law * Beer-Lambert law * Boyle’s law * bylaw * canon law * Charles’ law * civil law * common law * contract law * corn laws * Coulomb’s law * criminal law * de Morgan’s laws * employment law * family law * Faraday’s laws * federal law * feudal law * Fourier’s law * Gauss’s law * Graham’s law * Gresham’s law * Henry’s law * Hooke’s law * Hubble’s law * international law * into law * Kepler’s laws of planetary motion * Kerchoff’s laws * law and order * lawful * lawgiver * lawlike * law lord * lawmaker, law-maker * law of cosines * law of large numbers * law of sines * law of small numbers * law of tangents * law of the land * law of the tongue * lay down the law * long arm of the law * lynch law * martial law * Moore’s law * Murphy's law * natural law * Newton’s law of cooling * Newton’s law of gravitation * Newton’s laws of motion * Ohm’s law * physical law * power law * Poiseuille’s law * possession is nine points of the law * property law * Roman law * statuate (statute)+law=statuate law (US) * state law * statute law (Commonwealth English) * Stefan-Boltzmann law * Stokes’ law * sus law * take the law into one’s own hands * the law is an ass * three laws of robotics * unwritten law * Zipf’s lawSee also
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From (etyl) . Also spelled low.Noun
(en noun)- You might climb the Law [...] and behold the face of many counties.
Etymology 3
Compare (la).References
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Noun
(en-noun)- Naomi boasted in nothing but the God of Israel. And she found peace even in the midst of chaos when she went to Him in prayer.
- Now, a lot of cynics have said, “Oh, it’s easy to sit in bed for seven days,” but I’d like some of them to try it, and talk for seven days about peace'. All we’re saying is give ' peace a chance.
Old soldiers?, passage=Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.
Synonyms
* (l) * See alsoAntonyms
* disruption * war * violenceDerived terms
* at peace * breach of the peace * hold one's peace * in peace * inner peace * Justice of the Peace * keep one's peace * keep the peace * kiss of peace * make peace * peaceable * peace and quiet * peace be upon him/PBUH * peace be with you * peace bond * peacebreaker * peacebuilding * Peace Corps * peace dividend * peace for our time * peaceful * peacekeeper * peacekeeping * peaceless * peacelessness * peace lily * peace-loving * peacemaker * peace march * peacemaker * peacemonger * peacenik * peace of mind * peace offering * peace out * peace pipe * peace process * peace sign * peacetime * peace treaty * Prince of Peace * rest in peace * world peace (peace)Interjection
(en interjection)- "Peace , my lord, thou utterest treason! Hast forgot the king's command? Remember I am party to thy crime, if I but listen."
Verb
(peac)- Within every hood they have to be peacing with themselves. Then when you're living in peace with yourself, [...]
- In another northern species, ptarmigan, such a see-saw pattern between warring and peacing has indeed been observed by researchers.