Meanings
plural lawbooks · alternative law-book · alternative law book
- A book in which laws are codified.
At last, in 1968, the hated Paragraph 175 [which outlawed sodomy] was removed from the lawbooks after almost a century of struggle since its inception in 1871--but only in the GDR.
2004 November 4, Leslie Feinberg, “Same-sex rights in East Germany: Legal and material progress”, in Workers World - A textbook on some aspect of law.
Origin
- Old Norselǫgbók“lawbook”
- Middle English*lawe-bok
- Englishlawbook
Perhaps from Middle English *lawe-bok, from Old Norse lǫgbók (“lawbook”), otherwise, from law + book. Compare Middle English laȝheboc.
More words from Middle English, Old Norse
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Gesetzsammlung
- Gesetzsammlungbook in which laws are codified
Hungarian törvénygyűjtemény
- törvénygyűjteménybook in which laws are codified
Cite this entry
lawbook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawbook
“lawbook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawbook. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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