Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laws

/lɔːz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
laws
IPA
/lɔːz/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of law

noun

The police.

American usage; Slang

noun

A minced oath for Lord.

Dated

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A diminutive of the male given name Lawrence.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California, United States, named after railroad official R. J. Laws.

Countable; Uncountable

name

plural of Law

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Lawses (plural) LAWSs (plural)

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Questions

How do you pronounce laws?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɔːz/.
What does laws mean?
plural of law

How to pronounce laws

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