"loi" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /lwa/ Audio: Fr-loi.ogg Forms: lois [plural]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Middle French loy, from Old French loi, lei, from Latin lēgem, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s < *leǵ-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|loy|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French loy, {{inh+|fr|frm|loy}} Inherited from Middle French loy, {{inh|fr|fro|loi}} Old French loi, {{m|fro|lei}} lei, {{inh|fr|la|lēx|lēgem}} Latin lēgem, {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*lēg-}} Proto-Italic *lēg-, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*leǵ-s}} Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, {{m|ine-pro|*leǵ-}} *leǵ- Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} loi f (plural lois)
  1. law (legal code) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-loi-fr-noun-Vfz7HS9w Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
  2. law (scientific principle) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-loi-fr-noun-7kPB8XvA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avoir force de loi, faire la loi, homme de loi, mettre devant la loi, nécessité fait loi, nul n’est censé ignorer la loi, projet de loi, sans foi ni loi Related terms: légal, législatif, législation, légitime, loyal, juridique, jury

Inflected forms

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      "word": "avoir force de loi"
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      "word": "faire la loi"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mettre devant la loi"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nécessité fait loi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nul n’est censé ignorer la loi"
    },
    {
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      "word": "projet de loi"
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      "word": "sans foi ni loi"
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      "text": "⇒ Haitian Creole: lalwa"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loi de Charles"
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      "word": "loi de conservation"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loi de conservation de l’énergie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loi de la jungle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loi de la nature"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loi des grands nombres"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loi du moindre effort"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loi du plus fort"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loi martiale"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loi normale"
    },
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    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "législatif"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "législation"
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      "word": "légitime"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loyal"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
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      "homophone": "lois (general)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "loua"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "louas"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "louât (one pronunciation)"
    },
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    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links",
    "French terms with homophones",
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      "word": "avoir force de loi"
    },
    {
      "word": "faire la loi"
    },
    {
      "word": "homme de loi"
    },
    {
      "word": "mettre devant la loi"
    },
    {
      "word": "nécessité fait loi"
    },
    {
      "word": "nul n’est censé ignorer la loi"
    },
    {
      "word": "projet de loi"
    },
    {
      "word": "sans foi ni loi"
    }
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      "text": "⇒ Haitian Creole: lalwa"
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    {
      "form": "lois",
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "loi de Charles"
    },
    {
      "word": "loi de conservation"
    },
    {
      "word": "loi de conservation de l’énergie"
    },
    {
      "word": "loi de la jungle"
    },
    {
      "word": "loi de la nature"
    },
    {
      "word": "loi des grands nombres"
    },
    {
      "word": "loi du moindre effort"
    },
    {
      "word": "loi du plus fort"
    },
    {
      "word": "loi martiale"
    },
    {
      "word": "loi normale"
    },
    {
      "word": "loi phonétique"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "légal"
    },
    {
      "word": "législatif"
    },
    {
      "word": "législation"
    },
    {
      "word": "légitime"
    },
    {
      "word": "loyal"
    },
    {
      "word": "juridique"
    },
    {
      "word": "jury"
    }
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        "law (legal code)"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
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      "homophone": "lois (general)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "loua"
    },
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      "homophone": "louas"
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      "homophone": "louât (one pronunciation)"
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