Law vs Legislation

Quando usare ciascuno in inglese, con significato, registro ed esempi.

Law

Formale Top 1000 (molto comune) A2 noun

Legislation

Formale Top 3000 (comune) C1 noun

Più comune: Law

	Law	Legislation
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/lɔː/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/lɔː/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn/"]/
Significato	Regole fatte da un governo per mantenere l'ordine. Rules made by a government to keep order.	Un insieme di leggi o regole create da un governo. A set of laws or rules made by a government.
Esempio	The law requires that all drivers have insurance.	The government introduced new legislation to combat climate change.
Registro	Formale	Formale
Quanto è comune	Top 1000 (molto comune)	Top 3000 (comune)
Livello CEFR	A2	C1
Categoria grammaticale	noun	noun
Collocazioni	administrative, case, civil, become, apply, enforce, allow something, authorize something, permit something, court, case, suit, above the law, against the law, beyond the law, as the law stands, law and order, the law of the land, administrative, case, civil, become, apply, enforce, allow something, authorize something, permit something, court, case, suit, above the law, against the law, beyond the law, as the law stands, law and order, the law of the land, administrative, case, civil, become, apply, enforce, allow something, authorize something, permit something, court, case, suit, above the law, against the law, beyond the law, as the law stands, law and order, the law of the land, practise/​practice, firm, school	federal, national, parliamentary, piece, need, require, call for, come into effect, come into force, allow something, under legislation, legislation  against, legislation  on, federal, national, parliamentary, piece, need, require, call for, come into effect, come into force, allow something, under legislation, legislation  against, legislation  on
Contrari	anarchy, chaos	anarchy, chaos, lawlessness
Errori comuni	Confused with 'lawsuit' — remember 'law' is a set of rules, while 'lawsuit' refers to a legal case., 'Law' vs. 'rule' — 'law' is official, while a 'rule' can be informal or less strict.	Confused with 'legislature' which refers to the body that makes laws., Using 'legislation' as a countable noun (it is uncountable)., Confusing 'legislation' with general rules or policies.
Note d'uso	Usa 'legge' in contesti formali quando parli di questioni legali. Evita nelle conversazioni casuali a meno che non siano pertinenti all'argomento. Use 'law' in formal contexts when discussing legal matters. Avoid in casual conversations unless relevant to the topic.	Comunemente usato in contesti legali e discussioni formali. Evitare di usarlo in conversazioni casuali. Spesso associato a processi politici. Commonly used in legal contexts and formal discussions. Avoid using in casual conversations. Often associated with political processes.

Guardalo in clip reali

- We didn't. - Murphy's Law?

Breaking Bad › S1 E4

We said we'd lay down the law, we lay down the law.

- We didn't. - Murphy's Law?

Breaking Bad › S1 E4

We said we'd lay down the law, we lay down the law.

Law

House Of Cards › S1 E1

We have Donald Blythe drafting the legislation.

Legislation

Domande frequenti: Law vs Legislation

Qual è la differenza tra Law e Legislation?

Law: Rules made by a government to keep order. Legislation: A set of laws or rules made by a government.

Quale è più comune: Law e Legislation?

Law è la più comune nell'inglese di tutti i giorni.

Quale è più avanzata: Law e Legislation?

Legislation è il livello più alto, a C1, sulla scala CEFR.

Law e Legislation sono allo stesso livello CEFR?

Law: A2, Legislation: C1 sulla scala CEFR.

Che categoria grammaticale sono Law e Legislation?

Law: noun, Legislation: noun.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

Law: The law requires that all drivers have insurance. Legislation: The government introduced new legislation to combat climate change.

Posso usare Law e Legislation in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Law e Legislation sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.