(astronomy) A law stating that the velocity at which a distant object is receding from the Earth (as measured by its redshift) is proportional to its distance; observational evidence for an expanding universe.

(law) Law developed by judges, courts, and agency adjudicatory tribunals, through their decisions and opinions (also called case law) (as opposed to statutes promulgated by legislatures, and regulations promulgated by the executive branch).

(physics) The quantitative relationship between the quantity of heat produced in a conductor and the electric current flowing through it.

(physics) a law of electromagnetic induction which states that an electromotive force, induced in a conductor, is always in such a direction that the current it would produce would oppose the change which caused it; it is a form of the law of conservation of energy

An academic institution at which post-graduate students are prepared for the practice of law.

(physics) Ohm's observation that the direct current flowing in an electrical circuit consisting only of resistances is directly proportional to the voltage applied.

plural of law school

Law developed by judges through court decisions and opinions, as distinct from statute and other legislation.

Obeying the laws of society; not a lawbreaker; without a criminal record.

(law) the area of law concerned with the ownership and conveyance of property rights and title. / The formal course in property law required of most first-year law school students in common-law systems.