English Dictionary

law

IPA（発音記号）

/lɔː/

動詞

廃用 方言 自動詞 他動詞 非標準 くだけた表現

(obsolete) To work as a lawyer; to practice law. / (transitive, intransitive, chiefly dialectal) To prosecute or sue (someone), to litigate.

日本語の意味

（古風な用法）弁護士として働く、法律を実践する。 / （他動詞・自動詞、主に方言）誰かを訴え、訴訟を提起する。

After college, he decided to law in the capital, representing merchants and artisans.

大学卒業後、彼は首都で弁護士として働くことに決め、商人や職人を弁護した。

意味（1）

(obsolete) To work as a lawyer; to practice law.

That was in 1877 you were lawing with Herdick?

意味（2）

(transitive, intransitive, chiefly dialectal) To prosecute or sue (someone), to litigate.

Your husband's … so given to lawing, they say. I doubt he'll leave you poorly off when he dies.

意味（3）

(nonstandard) To rule over (with a certain effect) by law; to govern.

At its 1933 session, the Kansas legislature provided for funding outstanding bills and floating debts of those cities which could not make payment by a fixed date. By this stroke of its imagination, the legislature lawed all Kansas cities onto a cash basis and admonished them to stay there.

意味（4）

(informal) To enforce the law.

De gram jury lawed me all de time an' dat place got too hot.

意味（5）

To subject to legal restrictions.

Insurance may fairly be said to head the list of objects of legislative interference. It has been lawed and lawed until it is nearly outlawed, and the cry for more continues to go up unsatisfied

laws （ present singular third-person ）

lawing （ participle present ）

lawed （ participle past ）

lawed （ past ）