Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

international law

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-na-tion-al law
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Set 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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

law of nations

Questions

What does international law mean?: Set 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.

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