DEFINITION O FLAW

Law has been defined and explained in many different ways by the scholars (jurists) and philosophers of the field of law. Everyone has tried to define law depending on the political, social and economic factors and the kind of the system of production which existed during his period. Let us now look at the definitions as seen in various sources:-

John Austin – (through his book – The Province of Jurisprudence determined) :

Law is a command set by a superior being to the inferior being and enforced by sanctions or punishment. The punishment includes imprisonment, fine, compensation, injunctions and others.

Sir John Salmond ( through his book – Jurisprudence)

Law is a body of principles, recognised and applied by the state in the administration of justice. In other words the law includes the principles or rules which are recognised and applied by the Courts or tribunals.

Black’s Law Dictionary (9^th edn.)

Law refers to the regime that orders human activities and relations through systematic application of the force of politically organised society or through social pressure backed force in such a society:

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Law is the aggregate of legislation, judicial precedents and accepted legal principles.

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Law is the body of rules, standards and principles that the Court of particular jurisdiction apply in deciding cases:

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Law is a set of rules or principles dealing with a specific area of a legal system.

Oxford Dictionary of Law (6^th edn)

Law is the enforceable body of rules that govern the society.

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Law refers to the principles which form the legal system in a particular society.

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