Law, bill, rule - Ley (The 334th Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Law, bill, rule is Ley. It can be used as noun. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 334th most commonly used word in Spanish. This word often comes up when talking about education, law, shops & services, lifestyle & free time, society. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common Spanish words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: law, bill, rule

Spanish: ley

Examples


No person is superior to the law.	Nadie está por encima de la ley.
Hunger knows no law.	El hambre no conoce ley.
You know the law.	Conoces la ley.
This is a law.	Esta es una ley.
He is the law.	Él es la ley.
The law applies to everyone.	La ley es la misma para todo el mundo.
They want to change the law.	Quieren cambiar la ley.
You know the law.	La ley es la ley.

It's what the law says.	Es lo que dice la ley.
It's an old law.	Es una ley antigua.
Murder is against the law.	El asesinato es contra la ley.
Law and politics are two different things.	La ley y la política son dos cosas diferentes.
The police expects people to follow the law.	La Policía espera que la gente siga la ley.
I'm opposed to that bill.	Estoy en contra de este proyecto de ley.
Everybody is supposed to know the law, but few people really do.	Supuestamente todo el mundo conoce la ley, pero unos pocos lo hacen.
It's a stupid law.	Es una ley estúpida.
What makes us free is the money, not the law.	Lo que nos hace libres no es la ley, sino el dinero.
All men are equal according to law.	La ley establece que todos los hombres son iguales.
This is an ancient law.	Esta es una ley antigua.
From the standpoint of the law, he is free.	Desde el punto de vista de la ley, es libre.
We must abide by the law.	Debemos acatar la ley.