laws

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/lɔːz/cot caught merger/lɑz/

noun

The police.

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Meanings

laws1

noun
  1. pluralplural of law
  2. USslanguncommonstreet slangThe police.
  3. datedpossiblyA minced oath for Lord.

    Laws, bless us, who'd have thought it!

    1841, John Frail, The Lost Letter, Or, The Confessions of Conscience: A Dramatic Sketch, page 27
    1 more example

    Laws bless my soul, my dear little lamb! what's the matter?

    1896, Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe: With Biographical Introductions, Portraits, and Other Illustrations, page 81
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of law

Laws2

proper nounLaws (countable and uncountable, plural Lawses)

plural Lawses

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA diminutive of the male given name Lawrence.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Inyo County, California, United States, named after railroad official R. J. Laws.
proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Law

LAWs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of LAW

LAWS4

nounLAWS (plural LAWS or LAWSs or LAWSes)

plural LAWSs · plural LAWSes

  1. abbreviationgovernmentAbbreviation of lethal autonomous weapons system.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with laws

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Anagrams

slaw
Cite this entry
APA

laws. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laws

MLA

“laws.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laws. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laws,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laws.

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