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Hyphenation for “law”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “law”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "law" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “law” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „law“ ⟶ „law“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "law"

law >> lɔː

Definition: [noun] the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
Example: shooting the birds is against the law

Synonyms of "law"

rules and regulations | system of laws | body of laws | constitution | legislation | code | legal code | charter | jurisprudence |

Definition: [noun] a rule defining correct procedure or behaviour in a sport.
Example: the laws of the game

Synonyms of "law"

rule | regulation | principle | convention | direction | instruction | guideline | practice |

Definition: [noun] a statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present.
Example: the second law of thermodynamics

Synonyms of "law"

Definition: [noun] the body of divine commandments as expressed in the Bible or other religious texts.

Synonyms of "law"

principle | rule | precept | directive | direction | injunction | instruction | commandment | prescription | standard | criterion | belief | creed | credo | ethic | maxim | formula | tenet | doctrine | canon | mitzvah |