Usage Note
Loi refers to a law or statute — voter une loi means to pass a law. It differs from droit (law as a field of study or a right). The phrase en vertu de la loi means 'under the law,' and hors la loi means outlaw. La loi de la gravité extends its use to scientific laws.
Examples
"Cette loi interdit de fumer dans les lieux publics."
Natural Translation
This law prohibits smoking in public places.
Literal Translation
This law forbids to-smoke in-the places public
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