Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

lawbook

American  
[law-book] / ˈlɔˌbʊk /

noun

  1. a book consisting or treating of laws, legal issues, or cases that have been adjudicated.


Etymology

Origin of lawbook

First recorded in 1150–1200, lawbook is from the Middle English word lagheboc. See law 1, book

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Some of the confusion has come from a big rewrite of the lawbook in 2019, when the considerations for handball went from just three lines to an entire page.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

Former England captain Dylan Hartley hopes the incident prompts a review of rugby's lawbook.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2022

In addition to a lawbook, patrol officers now have access to a fat directory of government services.

From Time Magazine Archive

The spirit is so infectious that even squares may applaud the lines: "What's right for me / Would be perversity / In any state lawbook."

From Time Magazine Archive

Like every ancient lawbook the Holiness Code contains many laws and regulations which evidently come from a much earlier period in Israel's history.

From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Charles Foster Kent

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training