Definition of law. 1a (1) : a binding custom or practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed (see prescribe 1a) or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority (2) : the whole body of such customs, practices, or rules The courts exist to uphold, interpret, and apply the law.
ashore adverb [not gradable]. âº toward or onto âland from an âarea of âwater, or on âland after coming from an âarea of âwater: Julie âjumped off the âboat and âswam ashore. (Definition of ashore from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press). See all translations.
aboard. 1  On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] 2012 March 1, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, âThe British Longitude Act Reconsideredâ, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87: Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. 2  Onto a horse.