Documents stating rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and having binding legal force.

laws(documents)　(P,,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
law(document)　(,U,English-NP,AD,U,SN)
wetteksten(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
wettekst(,U,Dutch-NP,AD,U,U)
leyes(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
ley(,U,Spanish-NP,AD,U,SN)
estatuto(,U,Spanish-NP,UF,U,SN)
法律(文件)　(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,,)
法規(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
法令(文件)　(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
fa lü (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
fǎ lǜ (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
fa lü (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Objects Facet
........Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name)
............Information Forms (Hierarchy Name)
................<information forms (Guide Term)>
....................<document genres>
........................<document genres by function>
............................laws (documents)

meaning/usage overlaps with....	statutes
contextual thing(s) are....	legal concepts

Dutch....	Documenten waarin erkende bindende gedragsregels die uitgaan van gezaghebbende autoriteiten, worden omschreven.
Spanish....	Documentos que establecen reglas de acción o conducta prescritas por una autoridad controladora y que tienen fuerza de ley vinculante.
Chinese (traditional)....	由管理當局定，聲明行為規則的文件，具約束性的法律效力。

laws(documents)............	[VP]
.................	Hickerson and Engst, Terms for use in Field 655 (1984)
.................	Black's Law Dictionary (1951)
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Genre Terms (1991)
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982)
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
law(document)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
wetteksten............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
wettekst............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
leyes............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
ley............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (2001)
estatuto............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (2001)
法律(文件)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 983
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 September 10, 2012
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 September 10, 2012
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 September 10, 2012
法規............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 983
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 September 10, 2012
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 September 10, 2012
法令(文件)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 983
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)

Getty AAT: 300027894 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300027894
ASDC Union Catalog： laws 、law 、wetteksten 、wettekst 、leyes 、ley 、estatuto 、法律 、法規 、法令 、fa lü 、fǎ lǜ 、fa lü