Meanings
nounbasic law (plural basic laws)
plural basic laws
- A law or set of laws given to have constitutional powers and effect: a constitution.
Translations
Arabic النظام الأساسي
- النظام الأساسيconstitutional law
Chinese Cantonese 基本法
- 基本法 (gei¹ bun² faat³)constitutional law
Chinese Mandarin 基本法
- 基本法 (jīběnfǎ)constitutional law
French loi fondamentale
- loi fondamentaleconstitutional law
German Grundgesetz
- Grundgesetzconstitutional law
Hebrew חוק יסוד
- חוק יסודconstitutional law
Irish bunreacht
- bunreachtconstitutional law
Polish ustawa zasadnicza
- ustawa zasadniczaconstitutional law
Portuguese lei básica
- lei básicaconstitutional law
Spanish ley de bases
- ley de basesconstitutional law
Swedish grundlag
- grundlagconstitutional law
Cite this entry
APA
basic law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basic%20law
MLA
“basic law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basic%20law. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basic law,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basic%20law.
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