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- English Word Lawless Definition Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled.
- English Word Lawm Definition A very fine linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric with a rather open texture. Lawn is used for the sleeves of a bishop's official dress in the English Church, and, figuratively, stands for the office itself.
- English Word Lawmaker Definition A legislator; a lawgiver.
- English Word Lawmonger Definition A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
- English Word Lawn Definition An open space between woods.
- English Word Lawn Definition Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
- English Word Lawnd Definition See Laund.
- English Word Lawny Definition Having a lawn; characterized by a lawn or by lawns; like a lawn.
- English Word Lawny Definition Made of lawn or fine linen.
- English Word Lawsonia Definition An Asiatic and North African shrub (Lawsonia inermis), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is called Egyptian privet, and in the West Indies, Jamaica mignonette.
- English Word Lawsuit Definition An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.
- English Word Lawyer Definition One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.
- English Word Lawyer Definition The black-necked stilt. See Stilt.
- English Word Lawyer Definition The bowfin (Amia calva).
- English Word Lawyer Definition The burbot (Lota maculosa).
- English Word Lawyerlike Definition Alt. of Lawyerly
- English Word Lawyerly Definition Like, or becoming, a lawyer; as, lawyerlike sagacity.
- English Word Lax Definition Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.
- English Word Lax Definition Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
- English Word Lax Definition Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.