English words: law of noncontradiction to lay over

300 English words, part 19 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 32 have a page of their own.

English words law of noncontradiction to lay over

law of noncontradiction noun: The principle that no statement may be simultaneously true and false at the same time and in the same sense.
law of nontriviality noun: The rule that states that not all propositions are true, the opposite of trivialism.
law of obligations noun: A branch of private law under civil-law legal systems concerning the rights and duties arising between individuals.
law of one price noun: an economic law that claims a good must sell for the same price in all locations
law of sines noun: A statement that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the sines of its angles.
law of sufficient reason noun: Synonym of principle of sufficient reason.
law of tangents noun: A statement about the relationship between the tangents of two angles of a triangle and the lengths of the opposing sides.
law of the excluded middle noun: Alternative form of law of excluded middle.
law of the instrument noun: Synonym of Maslow's hammer
law of the jungle noun: A putative law dictating that one serves one's own interest to the extent that one can, in any situation where legal authority is absent or generally...
law of the land noun: A particular law or the complete set of laws currently in effect within a jurisdiction, especially with emphasis on the official and authoritative nature of...
Law of the Medes and Persians noun: A rule, law or custom which is unchangeable.
law of the Medes and the Persians noun: Alternative form of Law of the Medes and Persians.
law of the sea noun: The body of international law that concerns the principles and rules by which public entities, especially states, interact in maritime matters, including...
law of unintended consequences noun: An adage which proposes that every act has unintended consequences.
law of war noun: Law concerning acceptable practices while engaged in war.
law report noun /ˌlɔː ɹɪˈpɔːt/: A publication containing legal opinions from a selection of case law decided by courts.
law reporter noun /ˌlɔː ɹɪˈpɔː.tə/: Alternative form of law report.
law review noun: A scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association.
law school noun: An academic institution at which post-graduate students are prepared for the practice of law.
law shopping noun: Exploiting differences of private international law between legal systems or otherwise procuring the application of a particular legal system’s rules in...
law-trained adjective: who studied law, who has a law degree
law unto oneself noun /ˈlɔː ˈʌntʊ ˌwʌnˈsɛlf/: One who is free from the constraints of law or rules.
law-way noun: A community's specific set of laws and legal practices.
law-ways noun: A community's specific set of laws and legal practices.
Lawa noun: An ethnic group of Laos and northern Thailand.
lawaan noun: Alternative spelling of lauan.
Lawal proper noun: A surname.
Lawanda proper noun: A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
lawbook noun: A book in which laws are codified.
lawbot noun: A piece of software designed to complete minor but repetitive legal tasks automatically or on command.
lawbreaker noun /ˈlɔːbɹeɪkə/: One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.
lawbreaking adjective, noun: unlawful; illegal.
lawburrows noun: A writ requiring a person to give security against doing violence to another.
lawclerk noun: Alternative form of law clerk.
lawcode noun /ˈlɔːˌkoʊd/: A body of law that is sanctioned by legislation.
lawcourt noun: Alternative form of law court.
lawcraft noun: The art or skill of a lawyer; knowledge of the law.
lawd interjection: Pronunciation spelling of Lord.
lawdamercy interjection: An expression of astonishment, dismay, bemusement, or a jocular hint of any of those.
Lawdee interjection: Alternative form of lordy.
Lawdy interjection: Alternative form of lordy.
lawe verb: To cut off the claws and balls of (e.g. a dog's forefeet, to hinder it from hunting).
Lawes's parotia noun: A bird of paradise of species Parotia lawesii.
Lawesson's reagent noun: An odorous chemical used primarily as a thionation agent.
lawfare noun /ˈlɔːfɛə(ɹ)/: The bringing of legal proceedings against an opponent, often only to attack, harass, or intimidate.
Lawford proper noun /ˈlɔːfə(ɹ)d/: A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0931).
lawful adjective, noun /ˈlɔːfl̩/: Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
lawful but awful phrase: Morally questionable but legally allowed.
lawful day noun: Any day on which business could be legally done, excluding Sundays and public holidays.
lawful evil adjective: Of a character, prioritizing strict order, rules, or personal codes while pursuing selfish, harmful goals without regard for the well-being of others.
lawful good adjective: Of a character, prioritizing order, honor and altruism, while actively opposing evil.
lawful interception noun: wiretapping
lawful money noun: Any type of money that is permitted to be circulated as a medium of exchange as directed by the laws of a nation.
lawful neutral adjective: Of a character, emphasizing strict adherence to laws, codes, traditions or structures above moral considerations of good or evil.
lawfully adverb: Conforming to the law; legally.
lawfulness noun: Property of being lawful, of obeying the law.
lawgiver noun /ˈlɔːˌɡɪv.ə/: One who provides laws to a society.
lawgiving adjective: Enacting laws; legislative.
Lawhead proper noun: A surname.
Lawhon proper noun: A surname.
Lawhorn proper noun: A surname.
lawine noun: Alternative form of lauwine.
lawing noun, verb: Going to law; litigation.
lawish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a law.
lawk interjection /lɔːk/: Alternative form of lawks.
lawkeeper noun: Someone who abides by, observes, or enforces the law.
lawkeeping noun: The act of preserving the law.
lawks interjection /lɔːks/: Lord! (especially as an expression of surprise)
lawks a-mercy interjection: A minced oath for "Lord have mercy".
lawksamercy interjection: Alternative form of lawks a-mercy.
lawl interjection: Alternative form of LOL, often used sarcastically.
Lawler proper noun: A surname from Irish.
lawless adjective /ˈlɔːləs/: Not governed by any law.
lawlessly adverb: In a lawless manner.
lawlessness noun: A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.
Lawley proper noun: A locality in Longnor parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5098).
lawlike adjective: Having characteristics of a law.
lawlikeness noun: The quality of being lawlike.
Lawlor proper noun: A surname from Irish.
lawly adjective: Alternative form of lowly.
lawlz interjection: Indicating amusement, often used sarcastically.
lawmake verb: To pass or enact laws; to legislate.
lawmaker noun: One who makes or enacts laws.
lawmaking noun: The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.
lawman noun /ˈlɔːmæn/: A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
lawn noun, verb /lɔːn/: Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
lawn base noun, verb: A base with no walls or ceiling where all the function blocks and machines are outside.
lawn billiards noun: A lawn game related to croquet, played with heavy balls, large-headed cues called tacks, rings (the argolis or port), and sometimes an upright pin (the...
lawn bowl noun, verb: To take part in the sport of lawn bowling.
lawn bowling noun, verb: The outdoor game bowls.
lawn bowls noun, verb: The game of bowls.
lawn bubble noun: A phenomenon that occurs after heavy rains, where rainwater flows under a lawn's thatched grass root and rhizome layer, but is unable to drain further due...
lawn chair noun: Any chair designed to be used outdoors, especially a folding chair with aluminum frame, armrests, and interwoven ribbon mesh seat and back, used on backyard...
lawn daisy noun: A flowering plant, Bellis perennis, or a flower of the plant.
lawn dart noun: A large dart used in the playing of certain lawn games.
lawn flamingo noun: A pink plastic flamingo used as a garden ornament.
lawn food noun: Fertilizer for grass.
lawn gnome noun: Synonym of garden gnome.
lawn jart noun: Synonym of lawn dart.
lawn job noun: A prank or act of revenge in which a motor vehicle is used to produce unsightly tire tracks on a person's lawn.
lawn jockey noun: A statue of a jockey (racehorse rider) meant for being stood on a lawn.
lawn mixture noun: An assortment of grass seeds for use in creating a lawn.
lawn mower noun: Alternative spelling of lawnmower.
lawn party noun: garden party
lawn prawn noun: Synonym of lawn shrimp.
lawn rake noun: A rake, having long, thin, flexible teeth, used to remove leaves and dead grass from lawns
lawn shrimp noun: Various species of terrestrial amphipods (commonly Arcitalitrus sylvaticus), found in lawns or other vegetation.
lawn sleeves noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lawn, sleeves.
lawn tennis noun: tennis played on a grass court
lawncare noun: The care and treatment of grass on a lawn.
lawnchair noun: Alternative spelling of lawn chair.
Lawndale proper noun: A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
lawned adjective: Provided with a lawn.
lawner noun: The sport of lawn tennis.
lawnflower noun: The straggler daisy
lawnful noun: Enough to fill a lawn.
lawngrass noun: Any grass suitable for planting a lawn.
lawnleaf noun: Dichondra micrantha, a convolvulaceous flowering plant native to Texas, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and introduced worldwide.
lawnless adjective: Without a lawn.
lawnlessness noun: Absence of a lawn.
lawnlet noun: A small lawn.
lawnlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a lawn.
lawnmow verb: To mow a lawn.
lawnmower noun /ˈlɔːn.məʊ.ə/: A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.
lawnmowing noun, verb: The mowing of a lawn.
lawnscape noun, verb: A landscape composed of lawns.
lawnweed noun: Any weed present in a lawn, but especially Soliva sessilis
lawny adjective /ˈlɔːni/: Made of lawn or fine linen.
lawperson noun: A lawman or lawwoman
Lawrance proper noun: A surname.
Lawrence proper noun /ˈlɒ.ɹəns/: A male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren
Lawrence's goldfinch noun: Spinus lawrencei, a small American songbird.
Lawrence-Seip syndrome noun: A rare skin condition that appears during childhood or adolescence, characterized by lipodystrophy affecting large areas of the body, particularly the face,...
Lawrence syndrome noun: Synonym of Lawrence-Seip syndrome.
Lawrencean adjective: Alternative form of Lawrencian.
Lawrenceburg proper noun: A city, the county seat of Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.
Lawrenceville proper noun: A city, the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States.
Lawrencian adjective, noun: Of or relating to D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930), English writer and painter.
lawrencite noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chlorine, iron, and nickel.
lawrencium noun /ləˈɹɛnsiəm/: A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.
Lawrenson proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Lawrentian adjective, noun /lɒˈɹɛnʃən/: Of or pertaining to the author T. E. Lawrence or his works or style of writing.
lawrie noun: Alternative form of lowrie.
lawrightman noun: A lay judge in Orkney.
Lawro proper noun: Mark Lawrenson
Lawry proper noun: A surname.
laws noun, verb /lɔːz/: plural of law
laws a mercy interjection: A minced oath for "Lord have mercy".
Laws number noun: An alphanumeric code representing a general class of ballad.
lawscape noun: A notional landscape of law; legal systems understood in spatial terms.
lawsome adjective: Characterised or marked by lawfulness; lawful
lawson noun: a chemical and dye found in henna (Lawsonia inermis)
Lawson comfort criterion noun: A criterion used by urban planners and architects to assess how comfortable the wind around buildings is for pedestrians.
Lawson criterion noun: A necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the achievement of sustained release of energy from a nuclear fusion reactor; that the heating effect of the...
Lawson cypress noun: Synonym of Port Orford cedar.
Lawson's cypress noun: Alternative form of Lawson cypress.
lawsonbauerite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.
lawsone noun: 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, the colouring principle of henna.
Lawsonian adjective: Of or relating to Henry Lawson (1867–1922), Australian writer and bush poet.
lawsonite noun: A metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻
lawspeak noun: Synonym of legalese.
lawspeaker noun: An official in Scandinavia whose duties included memorizing laws as well as presiding over, and reciting the laws at, regional Things or the Althing.
lawspeaking noun: The work or role of a lawspeaker.
lawsuit noun, verb /ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/: In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
lawsuitable adjective: Able or likely to be targeted by a lawsuit.
Lawther proper noun: A surname.
lawthing noun: Alternative form of lawting.
lawting noun: The highest court, which was held every summer from medieval times until around the 17th century.
Lawton proper noun /ˈlɔːtən/: A hamlet in Kingsland parish, west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4459).
LawTuber noun: A videoblogger who is part of LawTube.
lawwoman noun: A female equivalent of a lawman
lawyer noun, verb /ˈlɔːjə(ɹ)/: A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
lawyer cane noun: Synonym of lawyer vine.
lawyer-readable adjective: Written in a legal style aimed at lawyers.
lawyer's puzzle noun: Synonym of barrister's block.
lawyer's wig noun: A species of edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).
lawyer-speak noun: Alternative form of lawyerspeak.
lawyer up verb: To exercise one's right to legal representation; to engage the services of a lawyer.
lawyer vine noun: Any of various chiefly climbing plants of coastal Australia, especially of the genus Calamus, with strong curved hooks.
lawyerbush noun: Synonym of bush lawyer.
lawyercraft noun: The knowledge, training, or work of a lawyer; the exercise of lawyerly functions.
lawyerdom noun: The realm or sphere of lawyers.
lawyered up adjective, verb: Having sufficient legal representation to protect oneself in the event of legal trouble
lawyerese noun: The jargon used by lawyers.
lawyeress noun: A female lawyer.
lawyering noun, verb: The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.
lawyerish adjective, noun: Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer.
lawyerism noun: The attitudes or practices of lawyers.
lawyerless adjective: Without a lawyer.
lawyerlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer.
lawyerliness noun: Quality of being lawyerly.
lawyerling noun: A young or insignificant lawyer.
lawyerly adjective, adverb: Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer.
lawyership noun: The state or business of a lawyer.
lawyerspeak noun: The abstruse jargon of lawyers.
lawyery adjective: Synonym of lawyerish.
lax adjective, noun /læks/: A salmon.
lax bro noun: A stereotypical male lacrosse player.
Lax pair noun: In the theory of integrable systems, a pair of time-dependent matrices or operators that satisfy a corresponding differential equation, called the Lax equation.
lax up verb: To relax; to become lax; to ease up.
lax vowel noun: A vowel produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.
Laxalt proper noun: A surname
laxanthone noun: Any of a group of xanthones present in henna (Lawsonia inermis)
laxaphycin noun: Any of a group of antifungal cyclic peptides present in the blue-green alga Anabaena laxa
laxation noun: The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
laxative adjective, noun /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/: Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
laxative oil noun: An oil-based medication used to relieve constipation by lubricating or stimulating the bowel.
laxatively adverb: In a laxative manner.
laxativeness noun: The quality of being laxative.
laxator noun: A muscle whose contraction loosens some part. Modern anatomy general defines this as a group of tendons.
laxed adjective: Made lax.
laxen verb: To make or become lax
laxening noun, verb: The act or process of making or becoming lax
laxer adjective, noun: lacrosse player
Laxey proper noun: A village on the east coast of the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4384).
laxfisher noun: A salmon fisher.
laxiflorane noun: An isoflavane found in Lonchocarpus laxiflorus.
Laximana noun: Alternative form of Laksamana.
laxing noun: The process whereby a tense vowel becomes lax.
laxism noun: laxity (in interpreting or enforcing a rule)
laxist adjective, noun /ˈlaksɪst/: Someone promoting lax views or relaxed interpretations of something.
laxity noun /ˈlaksɪti/: The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
laxly adverb /ˈlæks.li/: In a lax manner; without rigor or strictness.
laxness noun: The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
laxoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
Laxton proper noun: A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7925).
laxumin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
lay adjective, noun, verb /leɪ/: To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
lay a finger on verb: To merely touch.
lay a foundation verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, foundation.
lay a glove on verb: To hit with a boxing glove.
lay a hand on verb: Synonym of lay hands on.
lay a trip on verb: To harangue.
lay a venue verb: To allege a place.
lay about verb: To strike blows in all directions.
lay an anchor to the windward verb: To adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures for potential future success or security.
lay an egg verb: To produce an egg.
lay analysis noun: Psychoanalysis performed by someone who is not a physician.
lay aside verb: To reserve (something, especially money) for future use; to save as a backup.
lay at someone's door verb: To blame (a problem) on someone; to hold someone responsible for (something).
lay away verb: To reserve (something) for the future.
lay back verb: To lie down on one's back; to lie back.
lay bare verb: To make bare; strip.
lay bare one's soul verb: Alternative form of bare one's soul.
lay before verb: simple past of lie before
lay behind verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, behind.
lay brother noun: A layman who is a member of a religious congregation or monastic order without the intention to become a priest.
lay by noun, verb /ˈleɪ.baɪ/: A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly...
lay by the heels verb: To fetter, to shackle; to imprison.
lay bye noun: Alternative form of lay-by.
lay chase verb: To pursue, so as to attempt to capture; used with to.
lay chilly verb: To relax; to calm down.
lay claim verb: To state that something belongs to oneself.
lay clerk noun: A professional, adult singer in a church or university choir.
lay day noun: A day in which a vessel may load or unload a cargo without paying an extra charge.
lay down noun, verb: To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.
lay down arms verb: Alternative form of lay down one's arms.
lay-down misère noun: An absolute certainty.
lay down on verb: To fail in a responsibility or duty to (a person); to abandon (a post).
lay down one's arms verb: To discard one's weapons and cease fighting.
lay down one's flag verb: To surrender or resign, especially in a military context.
lay down one's life verb: To give one's life, to die.
lay down one's weapons verb: Synonym of lay down one's arms.
lay down the law verb: To promulgate law.
lay down the marker verb: To set the standard.
lay eggs verb: To produce a string of failures or flops.
lay eyes on verb: To see; look at; glimpse.
lay figure noun: A jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes.
lay for verb: To wait (for someone) in order to surprise or attack them.
lay hands on verb: To find, obtain, or procure.
lay hold of verb: To seize; catch; apprehend.
lay hold on verb: Alternative form of lay hold of.
lay hold upon verb: Alternative form of lay hold of.
lay in noun, verb /ˈleɪˌɪn/: A shot in which the ball is tossed directly into the basket from near the rim.
lay in ashes verb: To destroy utterly by burning.
lay in lavender verb: To store (clothing, etc.) with sprigs of lavender, i.e. to keep fresh.
lay into verb: To beat up or launch an attack against; to strike forcefully.
lay investiture noun: The appointment of religious officials (commonly bishops) by secular subjects (commonly kings or nobles).
lay it on verb: To repeatedly say something implied.
lay it on thick verb: To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.
lay judge noun: A lay person who acts as (or is) a judge, or who assists a (professional) judge, in a court proceeding (especially in jurisdictions which do not use juries).
lay lord noun: A civil lord of the admiralty.
lay low verb: To topple or overcome; to cause to fall; (of a person) to knock out.
lay odds verb: To offer a bet in which one stands more to lose than the opponent; or a bet in some other way favourable to the opponent.
lay of the land noun: The physical characteristics of the terrain or surrounding natural environment.
lay off noun, verb: (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.
lay on verb: To provide (food or drinks) for free.
lay on the line verb: To state strongly, clearly, and accurately.
lay on with a trowel verb: To offer (praise, flattery, etc.) in an unsubtle and excessive way.
lay one down verb: To bunt (sense 4)
lay one's account verb: To reckon with (also on or for) some future act or event; to expect, to plan (for).
lay one's cards on the table verb: Alternative form of put one's cards on the table.
lay one's eyes on verb: Alternative form of lay eyes on.
lay one's hands on verb: To lay hands on.
lay one's head verb: To go to bed.
lay one's tongue to verb: To say; to name; to think of to say.
lay open verb: To publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration.
lay out noun, verb /ˌleɪ ˈaʊt/: To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.
lay over verb: To make an intermediary stop somewhere.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under L: 22,765 words, in 76 parts.