It has been defined as a "system of rules", as an "interpretive concept" to achieve justice, as an "authority" to mediate people's interests, and even as "the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction".
Punika kabawos pinaka "wangun awig", pinaka "wangun" interpretatif mangda pateh, pinaka "kuasa" nitenin parajanane, miwah pinaka "titah sang raja kasarengin antuk pidanda".