Meanings
nouninternational law (uncountable)
- uncountableSet of rules generally regarded and accepted as binding in relations between states and between nations, serving as a framework for the practice of stable and organized international relations.
The country's environmental ministry first set out to use international law to get Russia to pay for the environmental damages caused by the war in 2022, originally planning to file a claim to international courts when the war ended.
2025 November 20, Simmone Shah, “Ukraine to Claim $44bn in Climate Damages From Russia. Why War Is So Bad For Emissions”, in TIME, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe body of laws governing relations between nations
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Translations
Arabic قَانُون دُوَلِيّ
- قَانُون دُوَلِيّ (qānūn duwaliyy)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Bengali আন্তর্জাতিক আইন
- আন্তর্জাতিক আইন (antorjatik ain)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Bulgarian междунаро́дно пра́во
- междунаро́дно пра́во (meždunaródno právo)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Catalan dret internacional
- dret internacionalset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Chinese Cantonese 國際法 /国际法, 萬國公法 /万国公法
- 國際法 /国际法 (gwok³ zai³ faat³)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
- 萬國公法 /万国公法 (maan⁶ gwok³ gung¹ faat³)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Chinese Mandarin 國際法 /国际法, 萬國公法 /万国公法
- 國際法 /国际法 (guójìfǎ)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
- 萬國公法 /万国公法 (wànguó gōngfǎ)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
- 萬國法 /万国法 (wànguófǎ)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
- 國際公法 /国际公法 (guójì gōngfǎ)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Czech mezinárodní právo
- mezinárodní právoset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Danish folkeret, international ret
- folkeretset of rules applied to the relations between nations
- international retset of rules applied to the relations between nations
- international lovset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Dutch volkenrecht, internationaal recht
- volkenrechtset of rules applied to the relations between nations
- internationaal rechtset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Esperanto internacia juro
- internacia juroset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Estonian rahvusvaheline õigus
- rahvusvaheline õigusset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Finnish kansainvälinen oikeus
- kansainvälinen oikeusset of rules applied to the relations between nations
French droit international
- droit internationalset of rules applied to the relations between nations
German Völkerrecht
- Völkerrechtset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Greek διεθνές δίκαιο
- διεθνές δίκαιο (diethnés díkaio)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Hebrew משפט בינלאומי, מִשְׁפָּט בֵּינְלְאֻמִּי
- משפט בינלאומיset of rules applied to the relations between nations
- מִשְׁפָּט בֵּינְלְאֻמִּי (mishpát beinl'umí)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Hindi अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय विधि
- अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय विधि (antarrāṣṭrīya vidhi)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Hungarian nemzetközi jog
- nemzetközi jogset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Indonesian hukum internasional
- hukum internasionalset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Italian diritto internazionale
- diritto internazionaleset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Japanese 国際法
- 国際法 (kokusaihō)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Korean 국제법
- 국제법 (gukjebeop)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Latin ius gentium, ius internationale
- ius gentiumset of rules applied to the relations between nations
- ius internationaleset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Latvian starptautiskās tiesības
- starptautiskās tiesībasset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Lithuanian tarptautinė teisė
- tarptautinė teisėset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Malay undang-undang antarabangsa
- undang-undang antarabangsaset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Norwegian Bokmål folkerett
- folkerettset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Polish prawo międzynarodowe
- prawo międzynarodoweset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Portuguese direito internacional
- direito internacionalset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Romanian drept internațional
- drept internaționalset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Russian междунаро́дное пра́во
- междунаро́дное пра́во (meždunaródnoje právo)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Slovak medzinárodné právo
- medzinárodné právoset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Spanish derecho internacional
- derecho internacionalset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Swedish folkrätt, internationell rätt
- folkrättset of rules applied to the relations between nations
- internationell rättset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Tagalog batas-pandaigdig
- batas-pandaigdigset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Thai กฎหมายระหว่างประเทศ
- กฎหมายระหว่างประเทศ (gòt-mǎai-rá-wàang-bprà-têet)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Turkish milletlerarası hukuk, uluslararası hukuk
- milletlerarası hukukset of rules applied to the relations between nations
- uluslararası hukukset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Ukrainian міжнаро́дне пра́во
- міжнаро́дне пра́во (mižnaródne právo)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Urdu بَینَ ٱلْاَقْوامی قَانُون
- بَینَ ٱلْاَقْوامی قَانُون (baina l-aqvāmī qānūn)set of rules applied to the relations between nations
Vietnamese luật quốc tế
- luật quốc tếset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Welsh cyfraith ryngwladol
- cyfraith ryngwladolset of rules applied to the relations between nations
Cite this entry
APA
international law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20law
MLA
“international law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20law. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “international law,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20law.
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