"lawbook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lawbooks [plural], law-book [alternative], law book [alternative]
Etymology: Perhaps from Middle English *lawe-bok, from Old Norse lǫgbók (“lawbook”), otherwise, from law + book. Compare Old English laȝheboc. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*lawe-bok}} Middle English *lawe-bok, {{der|en|non|lǫgbók|t=lawbook}} Old Norse lǫgbók (“lawbook”), {{com|en|law|book}} law + book, {{cog|ang|laȝheboc}} Old English laȝheboc Head templates: {{en-noun}} lawbook (plural lawbooks)
  1. A book in which laws are codified. Translations (book in which laws are codified): Gesetzsammlung [feminine] (German), törvénygyűjtemény (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-lawbook-en-noun-xwIcz~eO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'book in which laws are codified': 98 2
  2. A textbook on some aspect of law. Categories (topical): Books
    Sense id: en-lawbook-en-noun-HwE4lDDi Disambiguation of Books: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50

Inflected forms

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