Collocations for law - noun

administrative, case, civil, common, constitutional, contract, criminal, international, statute, etc. (see also ‘martial law’)

become
Parliament voted for the bill to become law.

enforce, uphold
It''s the job of the police to enforce the law.

obey, observe | break, flout, violate | adopt, enact, pass | annul, repeal | interpret
Judges interpret this law in different ways.

allow sth, forbid sth, prohibit sth
The law forbids gambling of any kind.

permit sth | require sth
The wearing of a crash helmet is required by law.

govern sth
the law governing school attendance

court | enforcement

above the ~
No one is above the law.

against the ~
What you did was clearly against the law.

by ~
By law, you are obliged to install smoke alarms in the factory.

within the ~
The company is operating entirely within the law.

~ against
a local law against keeping horses

~ concerning
the law concerning industrial action ballots

~ on
A law on hunting will cause a lot of disagreements.

~ relating to
the law relating to the sale of goods

as the law stands
As the law stands, you can get married while still too young to have a driving licence.

law and order
Martial law was imposed to prevent the breakdown of law and order.

the letter of the law
In spite of the difficulties it would cause her family, the judge stuck to the letter of the law and jailed her.

take the law into your own hands
When police failed to arrest the suspect, local people took the law into their own hands and beat him up.

practise

firm