Definitions & Functions of Law

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Enforceable body of rules that govern any society

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Oxford Dictionary of Law

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A rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves

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Cambridge Dictionary

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"Law as a command of the sovereign backed by sanction"

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Definition by John Austin

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"Law as a social institution to satisfy social wants. He says law is a social engineering, which means that law is an instrument to balance between the competing or conflicting interests"

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Definition by Roscoe Pound

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State 5 Element of Law

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(Authorities/Lawmakers/Sovereign) (Command/Rules)

(Sanctions/Punishment)

(Society/Jurisdiction of the state)

(Enforcement)

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defined as an order, especially one given by a soldier

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Command

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defined as an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done

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Rule

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a form of directive measures that intend to guide people on how they should behave

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Law

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a group of people with official responsibility for a particular area of activity.

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Authority

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having the highest power or being completely independent

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Sovereign