Latin

Obeying the law in Latin

Obeying the law in Latin
  1. What is the Latin word which means law?
  2. What does it mean to obey the law?

What is the Latin word which means law?

Borrowed from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”).

What does it mean to obey the law?

In order to obey the law a person must act with some recognition that she is in fact doing an action that the law requires. In a phrase, obedience requires knowingly doing the right thing.

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