法 律 fǎ lu:4 law / CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4] 法 学 fǎ xué law / legal studies 法 则 fǎ zé law / rule / code 正 法 zhèng fǎ to execute / the law 法 old variant of 法[fa3] / law 王 法 wáng fǎ the law / the law of the land / the law of a state (in former times) / criterion 法 度 fǎ dù (a) law 律 lu:4 law 依 法 yī fǎ legal (proceedings) / according to law 江 湖 Jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld 违 法 wéi fǎ illegal / to break the law 法 院 fǎ yuàn court of law / court 执 法 zhí fǎ to enforce a law / law enforcement 规 律 guī lu:4 rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline 治 安 zhì ān law and order / public security 法 庭 fǎ tíng court of law 律 师 事 务 所 lu:4 shī shì wù suǒ law firm 得 罪 dé zuì to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪[de2 zui5] 法 治 fǎ zhì rule of law / to rule by law 守 法 shǒu fǎ to abide by the law 政 法 zhèng fǎ political law / politics and law 刑 法 xíng fǎ criminal law 定 律 dìng lu:4 scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") 执 法 人 员 zhí fǎ rén yuán law enforcer 宝 藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law 案 子 àn zi long table / counter / case / law case / legal case / judicial case 天 道 tiān dào natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect) 护 法 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) 税 法 shuì fǎ tax code / tax law 公 司 法 gōng sī fǎ corporations law 诉 讼 法 sù sòng fǎ procedural law 法 案 fǎ àn bill / proposed law 民 法 mín fǎ civil law 法 学 院 fǎ xué yuàn law school 合 同 法 hé tong fǎ contract law 施 法 shī fǎ to implement the law / to perform sorcery 法 网 fǎ wǎng the net of justice / rigorous process of the law / the long arm of the law 天 理 tiān lǐ Heaven's law / the natural order of things 犯 法 fàn fǎ to break the law 国 际 法 guó jì fǎ international law 天 经 地 义 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) / fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course 婚 姻 法 hūn yīn fǎ marriage law 基 本 法 jī běn fǎ basic law (constitutional document) 逃 犯 táo fàn escaped criminal / fugitive from the law 依 法 治 国 yī fǎ zhì guó to rule according to the law 中 国 政 法 大 学 Zhōng guó Zhèng fǎ Dà xué China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, with undergraduate campus at Changping 昌平[Chang1 ping2], and graduate campus in Haidian district 海澱區|海淀区[Hai3 dian4 qu1] 国 法 guó fǎ national law 行 政 法 xíng zhèng fǎ administrative law 无 法 无 天 wú fǎ wú tiān regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom) / maverick / undisciplined and out of control 公 务 员 法 gōng wù yuán fǎ Civil Service Law 专 利 法 zhuān lì fǎ patent law 顶 风 dǐng fēng to face into the wind / against the wind / fig. against the law 抗 辩 kàng biàn to counter accusations / to protest / to remonstrate / to retort / to plead / to demur / a plea (of not guilty) / a defense (against an allegation) / to enter a plea to a charge (in a law court) 组 织 法 zǔ zhī fǎ organic law 戒 严 jiè yán to impose martial law / to impose emergency measures 严 刑 yán xíng strict law / cruel punishment / to carry out cruel law rigorously 军 法 jūn fǎ martial law 修 法 xiū fǎ to amend a law 违 法 乱 纪 wéi fǎ luàn jì to break the law and violate the rules (idiom) / misconduct 法 纪 fǎ jì law and order / rules and discipline 竞 争 法 jìng zhēng fǎ competition law 逍 遥 法 外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 绳 之 以 法 shéng zhī yǐ fǎ to punish according to the law / to bring to justice 公 法 gōng fǎ public law 公 堂 gōng táng law court / hall (in castle) / CL:家[jia1] 为 非 作 歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi to break the law and commit crimes (idiom) / malefactor / evildoer / to perpetrate outrages 枉 法 wǎng fǎ to circumvent the law 私 法 sī fǎ private law 刑 律 xíng lu:4 criminal law 质 证 zhì zhèng examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law 法 律 制 裁 fǎ lu:4 zhì cái legal sanction / prescribed punishment / punishable by law 普 通 法 pǔ tōng fǎ common law 行 政 拘 留 xíng zhèng jū liú to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less / administrative detention 约 法 yuē fǎ temporary law / provisional constitution 罗 马 法 Luó mǎ fǎ Roman law 法 办 fǎ bàn to bring to justice / to punish according to the law 继 承 法 jì chéng fǎ inheritance law 法 政 fá zhèng law and government / law and politics 国 内 法 guó nèi fǎ domestic law 条 strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) 法 源 fǎ yuán Origin of Dharma (in Buddhism) / source of the law 实 体 法 shí tǐ fǎ substantive law 贪 赃 枉 法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom) / to take bribes and bend the law 以 身 试 法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law 反 分 裂 法 fǎn fēn liè fǎ anti-secession law of 2005 (whereby PRC claims the right to invade Taiwan) 犯 事 fàn shì to break the law / to commit a crime 天 网 恢 恢 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law 奉 公 守 法 fèng gōng shǒu fǎ to carry out official duties and observe the law 环 境 法 huán jìng fǎ environmental law 禁 酒 jìn jiǔ prohibition / ban on alcohol / dry law 无 政 府 状 态 wú zhèng fǔ zhuàng tài breakdown of law and order 习 惯 法 xí guàn fǎ customary law / common law 纲 纪 gāng jì law and order 作 奸 犯 科 zuò jiān fàn kē to flout the law 知 法 犯 法 zhī fǎ fàn fǎ to know the law and break it (idiom) / consciously going against the rules 独 断 独 行 dú duàn dú xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself 渔 业 法 fisheries law 法 官 法 fǎ guān fǎ judge-made law 法 源 寺 Fǎ yuán sì Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing 根 本 法 gēn běn fǎ fundamental law / body of basic laws
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