Laws and Rules

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Laws noun - The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit.

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Rules and laws are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rules" instead a noun "Laws".

Nearby Word: law

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Laws and rules are semantically related. You can use "Laws" instead a noun "Rules".

But from dialogue, it's clear that the intended meaning had more to do with "the rules/laws of war", which would be "leges belli".

Source: Lost in Translation
And there are rules and laws, although those rules are—to a certain extent—set by and subject to the moods and whims of the king.

Source: The Wonderland
She tries to, and usually succeeds at following laws and rules that exist, but she is more than willing to break said rules when she believes it's the right thing to do.

Source: Neutral Good

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